Parents' Experience and Satisfaction in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study Using an Adapted Version of EMPATHIC-N.

In neonatal intensive care units (NICU) setting, parents' experience and satisfaction permit to evaluate clinical practice and improve the care of infants and parents. Little is known about this topic in low resource settings. The aim of this study was to (1) translate, adapt and validate the EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care-Neonatology (EMPHATIC-N) questionnaire in two languages in Ethiopia (2) explore parents' satisfaction with the care received in the NICUs in three hospitals; and, (3) explore socio-demographic characteristics and level of the NICU influence on the EMPATHIC-N domains.

[Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in the endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms].

Aim: Endovascular surgery is an efficacious alternative to conventional surgery in the treatment of descending thoracic aorta aneurysms. However, primary and delayed endoleaks are some endovascular technology's weak points. They are usually detected by angiography or angio CT, but many information may be obtained by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) both as to endoleaks and to endograft's correct placement.

Blood flow in the internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries: effects of continuous oral conjugated equine estrogens administration with monthly progestogen supplementation on postmenopausal women.

Objective: This study was designed in order to evaluate the effect of conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) on internal carotid and middle cerebral artery blood flow in postmenopausal women.

Design: Thirty-four healthy postmenopausal women with intact uteri were randomly divided into two groups of 17 subjects each. The first group was treated for 24 weeks with continuous CEE medication (0.

The effect of tamoxifen and transdermal 17beta-estradiol on cerebral arterial vessels: a randomized controlled study.

Objectives: Our objective was to study the effects of tamoxifen on cerebral arterial reactivity.

Study Design: We studied the reactivity of both the internal carotid artery and the middle cerebral artery during a 12-month period of administration of either oral tamoxifen or transdermal estradiol or no treatment. A total of 45 healthy postmenopausal women who had undergone hysterectomy were followed up.

[Carotid endarterectomy under locoregional anesthesia].

The purpose of carotid surgery is to prevent the incidence of stroke in patients with cerebrovascular disease. It's important, therefore, to find the most useful methods of cerebral protection and flow monitorization during carotid endarterectomy. It is well known that patient's clamping tolerance changes according to his anatomical and physiopathological conditions (contralateral carotid patency, stenosis, occlusion), and compensative circles efficiency (Willis).

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist-induced hypoestrogenism and blood flows in cerebral arteries.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the hypoestrogenism induced by GnRH agonist (GNRH-a) therapy on cerebral vessel blood flow.

Design: Open, controlled study.

Setting: Tertiary care units of the University of Milan, Italy.