The Mediterranean Network for the Management of Food-Induced Diseases (MEDICEL), which is an EUROMED-based action, to which all Mediterranean countries participate, aims at improving awareness of the forthcoming CD epidemic.
While one week duration may seem very short, it is in line with the average duration of training sessions in France in 2006.12 In addition, most training sessions in which older workers participated were aimed at adapting the worker to the job he already occupied, which does not require a lot of time.
Based on their availability and willingness to participate we aimed at enrolling around 40 participants for both symptomatic and an aged-matched control group.
Strict intensive insulin therapy: blood glucose control in the three participating ICUs aimed for a BG between 80-110 mg/dl; administration of insulin was intravenous at all times, and BG measurements were performed at the bedside.
In distributing the invitation to participate we aimed at a relatively large audience, since it is rather difficult to find experts experienced in both transportation and in the use of Wild Cards, and to ensure their involvement.
In order to compensate for drop-outs and reluctance to participate, we aimed at including 20% patients more than needed.
HBO treatment was provided using pressure/time schedules selected from existing protocols by each participating centre, aimed at delivering a dose approximately bioequivalent to 90 min of oxygen breathing at 2.4 atmospheres absolute pressure.
Based on the results of this benchmark study, a prospective registration study is in progress to investigate the quality of caregiving by the participating units, aimed at the effectuation of such a standard.
Each participating site aimed to recruit a population-based sample of at least 600 adults (300 males and 300 females) who were not institutionalised, were aged ≥40 years, and were living in a well-defined administrative area in which the total population exceeded 150 000.
Each participating site aimed to recruit a population-based sample of at least 600 adults (300 men and 300 women) who were not institutionalized, were aged ≥ 40 years, and were living in a well defined administrative area in which the total population exceeded 150,000.
