3 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This is a Phase Ib Pilot study of anti-PSMA designer T cells in metastatic prostate cancer. Subjects will receive escalating doses of T cells, with either low or moderate dose Interleukin 2. The T cells are collected by pheresis and then genetically modified, and given in a one time infusion.
Traditionally cardiac output has been estimated with thermodilution. Recently a new non-invasive device has been approved by the FDA for use in children of all ages including neonates (just 4 EKG electrodes). Primary outcome: To prospectively collect simultaneous physiologic data for all enrolled children by transferring the data from the investigators computerized anesthesia records to Excel spreadsheets and to correlate adverse events across monitoring devices. Secondary outcomes: To determine if the device provides meaningful data in terms of an early warning of decreased cardiac output in specific subgroups of children undergoing surgery and anesthesia, e.g., neonates, trauma patients, children with congenital heart disease, those undergoing procedures with expected blood loss, those undergoing laparoscopic procedures where gas insufflation may impede venous return to the heart.
We propose to collect the data of vital signs and anesthesia medications administered in a subcategory of patients coming for anesthesia for upper GI endoscopy. This data will be analyzed to see any relation between the preoperative risk factors, procedure, type of anesthesia and the airway intervention. The adverse events that will be automatically recorded and later analyzed will be number of apnea episodes (described as no respiration for at least 30 seconds) duration of each apnea, number and duration of each desaturation event (oxygen saturation as measured by the pulse oximeter). A pulse oximeter saturation of less than 93 percent and lasting 30 seconds will be considered as a desaturation event. The airway interventions that will be recorded will be anything other than considered being routine. This includes LMA insertion, endotracheal intubation and the need to withdraw gastroscope to facilitate face mask ventilation. We also propose to monitor their awareness/depth of sedation/depth of anesthesia levels. This will be done using a monitor that analyses brain waves and gives an idea of sleep (anesthesia) depth. We can then see any correlation between any unwanted events and the sleep depth.