summary of post liver transplant treatment trials

Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient pps

Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient pps

Ngày tải lên : 14/08/2014, 19:20
... Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 3E Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 3E Edited by Paul G Killenberg, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Duke ... issue of retransplantation in the context of limited donor organs and the closely related problem of recurrence of the original liver disease in the liver graft Although the basic principles of ... number of centers performing transplantation Transplantation carries significant operative risk; the success of liver transplantation is in part due to care in the selection of appropriate transplant...
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Tài liệu Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases pdf

Tài liệu Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases pdf

Ngày tải lên : 12/02/2014, 16:20
... administration of Gd chelates Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases 24 One of the potential applications of contrast-enhanced MRI is to assess the extent of metastatic liver disease ... Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases addresses the contemporary multidisciplinary management of liver metastases It logically and informatively provides an upto-date, accurate summary of ... the time of diagnosis, the disease recurs in more than half of the patients, with the liver involved in up to two-thirds of the cases In most of the surgical literature on colorectal liver metastases,...
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Management of Complications of Chronic Liver Disease: “When to Refer to Transplant?” docx

Management of Complications of Chronic Liver Disease: “When to Refer to Transplant?” docx

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 10:20
... The success of pediatric liver transplantation has made the recognition of the importance of nutritional support in the pretransplant period imperative to optimize the success of the transplant ... restore the liver to within 5-10% of its original weight • Liver regeneration plays an important role after surgical resection or after injury that destroys portions of the liver LIVER FUNCTIONS ... of fatsoluble vitamins in chronic liver disease, a doubling of the daily dose of an aqueous preparation of vitamins A, D, E and K may be utilized as a starting dose Malabsorption in chronic liver...
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Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases potx

Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases potx

Ngày tải lên : 14/03/2014, 22:20
... administration of Gd chelates Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases 24 One of the potential applications of contrast-enhanced MRI is to assess the extent of metastatic liver disease ... Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases addresses the contemporary multidisciplinary management of liver metastases It logically and informatively provides an upto-date, accurate summary of ... the time of diagnosis, the disease recurs in more than half of the patients, with the liver involved in up to two-thirds of the cases In most of the surgical literature on colorectal liver metastases,...
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Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data doc

Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data doc

Ngày tải lên : 29/03/2014, 03:20
... systematic review of reports of MTB infection in liver transplant recipients published between 1963 (the first report of a liver transplant) and 2007 to evaluate the effectiveness of pretransplant tuberculosis ... cases of active MTB infection following liver transplantation or (2) cases of liver transplant candidates or recipients who received LTBI treatment prior to transplantation We excluded cases of ... mortality of posttransplant active MTB infection compared with the relatively low rate of observed toxicity associated with LTBI treatment in liver transplant candidates, we recommend that all liver transplant...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Psychotrauma and effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and peacekeepers" pot

báo cáo hóa học:" Psychotrauma and effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and peacekeepers" pot

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 00:20
... reduced psychological distress posttreatment (compared with pre -treatment reports) [35-39] Litz et al [45] report the results of the 8-week randomized, controlled proof -of- concept trial comparing ... end of treatment, one third of those who completed self-management cognitive behavior therapy reached states of high-end functioning [45] The aim of another study was to increase the efficacy of ... personally and professionally [1,2] Officially, the armed services of all the countries in this study offer mental health care services to soldiers; however, many soldiers are hesitant to seek treatment...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Post-traumatic flexion contractures of the elbow: Operative treatment via the limited lateral approach" doc

báo cáo hóa học:" Post-traumatic flexion contractures of the elbow: Operative treatment via the limited lateral approach" doc

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 01:20
... for the treatment of post- traumatic osteoarthrosis J Bone Joint Surg Am 1997, 79:1211-22 Urbaniak JR, Hansen PE, Beissinger SF, Aitken MS: Correction of post- traumatic flexion contracture of the ... short term deformity of 20 degrees (95%CI 16 – 25); and medium term deformity of 28 degrees (95%CI 22 – 34) Table 1: Demographics of patients who underwent surgical correction of post- traumatic flexion ... = Excision of Radial Head; EOO = Excision of OlecranonOsteophyte; ROM = Removal of Metalwork; UNT = Ulna Nerve Transposition Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of GIST liver metastasis" docx

Báo cáo khoa học: "A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of GIST liver metastasis" docx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 07:21
... inhomogeneousleft lobe of multiple Computerized tomography A) and B); evaluation of the liver demonstrated a large inhomogeneous mass with multiple areas of cystic component within the left lobe of the liver ... evidence of metaComputerized tomography A) and B); no evidence of metastatic disease Figure of xiphoid the liver, with falciform ligament gallbladder and left lobeprocesss left lobe of the liver, ... risk of insufficient remaining liver tissue and subsequent postoperative liver failure [19] An option to counteract this phenomenon is the use of portal vein embolization (PVE) in cases of unilobular...
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Báo cáo y học: "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of topiramate in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder" pot

Báo cáo y học: "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of topiramate in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder" pot

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 17:20
... severity of the three symptom clusters of PTSD, as well as alleviating the symptoms of depression, and in improving the quality of life measures The current evidence base of randomized clinical trials ... 50% and of intrusions in 54% of patients with these symptoms A partial response was reported for 95% of patients at a dosage of 75 mg/day or less and in 91% of full responders at a dosage of 100 ... tolerability of topiramate in the treatment of PTSD, through the dropout rate in each group Research Goals The trial will compare the efficacy of topiramate with placebo in the treatment of PTSD,...
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Báo cáo y học: " Late pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma immediately after post-transplantation immunosuppressive treatment: a case report" pps

Báo cáo y học: " Late pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma immediately after post-transplantation immunosuppressive treatment: a case report" pps

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 23:21
... identification of the site of origin of unknown primary tumor, and for determination of donor-recipient origin in posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders Microsatellites are short runs of tandemly ... existence of a more complex picture of immunosurveillance, which includes an active role of the immune system also in facilitating immunoselection of malignant cells and the emergence of tumor ... functional transplanted right kidney without malignant lesions There were no signs of tumor recurrence in the kidneys Bone scintigraphy was negative for metastases Histological analysis of biopsies of...
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Báo cáo y học: "External validation of a modified model of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for orthotopic liver transplant patients" docx

Báo cáo y học: "External validation of a modified model of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for orthotopic liver transplant patients" docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:21
... year The liver transplantation program is the main program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The University of Wisconsin (UW) liver transplantation program is a major program in the USA Liver transplantation ... weight based on their population of liver transplantation patients [9] The purpose of the study was to validate the newly derived postoperative orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX)-specific ... weight for liver transplantation, because there were no liver transplantation patients in the developmental database for this system Thus, when this system is used for postoperative liver transplantation...
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Báo cáo y học: "Induction of procalcitonin in liver transplant patients treated with anti-thymocyte globul" potx

Báo cáo y học: "Induction of procalcitonin in liver transplant patients treated with anti-thymocyte globul" potx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 08:21
... patients were post- liver or post- kidney transplantation and were without the presence of systemic bacterial infection [6,8,9] The aims of the present study were (a) to investigate serum levels of PCT ... None of the patients displayed any sign of systemic bacterial infection These results correlate very well with the findings of Kuse and colleagues [6,8] in a group of patients after liver transplant ... patients after liver transplant The study of Fazakas and colleagues [15] documented only a mild elevation of PCT levels immediately after graft reperfusion in patients after liver transplantation...
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Báo cáo y học: "Scoliosis treatment using spinal manipulation and the Pettibon Weighting System™: a summary of 3 atypical presentations" pptx

Báo cáo y học: "Scoliosis treatment using spinal manipulation and the Pettibon Weighting System™: a summary of 3 atypical presentations" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 14:20
... histories, treatment, and results The first case describes the treatment of a patient with a past history of surgical stabilization While there is some information available regarding chiropractic treatment ... forward head posture measured 31 mm, and the lumbar lordosis measured 31° Analysis of forward head posture was performed by drawing a vertical line from the posterior inferior corner of C7 upward ... rated a 7.0/10 at the onset of care, dropped to a 0/10 The average numerical pain rating scale score over the 8-week span was 3.3 out of 10 On the post- treatment anteroposterior radiograph, the...
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Báo cáo y học: "Effects of moxibustion for constipation treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials" pptx

Báo cáo y học: "Effects of moxibustion for constipation treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 15:21
... case of heterogeneity, we attempted to identify and explain the heterogeneity using subgroup analysis Subgroup analysis was performed for subsets of Table Summary of randomized clinical studies of ... in only one RCT [17] Description of individual studies Du et al [15] assessed the effectiveness of moxibustion on symptoms of postpartum constipation A total of 160 patients were divided randomly ... comparable among trials The types of constipation and the diagnostic methods used in these trials may cause concern Two RCTs investigated the effects of moxibustion on constipation secondary to postpartum...
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Báo cáo y học: " Model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score greater than 23 predicts length of stay in the ICU but not mortality in liver transplant recipients" ppt

Báo cáo y học: " Model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score greater than 23 predicts length of stay in the ICU but not mortality in liver transplant recipients" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 20:22
... unit management of liver transplant patients: a formidable challenge for the intensivist Transplant Proc 2008, 40:3206-3208 10 McGilvray ID, Greig PD: Critical care of the liver transplant patient: ... Patch D, Burroughs AK: A systematic review of the performance of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) in the setting of liver transplantation Liver Transpl 2006, 12:1049-1061 13 Swiss ... Miklosova Z, Pinna AD, Faenza S: Pretransplant model for end-stage liver disease score as a predictor of postoperative complications after liver transplantation Transplant Proc 2009, 41:1240-1242...
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Clinical pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in asian liver transplant patients

Clinical pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in asian liver transplant patients

Ngày tải lên : 12/09/2015, 10:19
... Therapeutic ranges of Tac at various periods post liver transplant 23 PK parameter values of Tac in adult transplant recipients 30-31 PK parameter values of Tac in paediatric transplant recipients ... (Department of Paediatrics, NUS), Associate Professor Lee Kang Hoe, Associate Professor Lim Seng Gee (both of Department of M edicine, NUS), Associate Professor K Prabhakaran (Department of Surgery, ... with significant effects on CL, V or F of Tac 51 11 Summary of multivariate analyses with forward selection 53 12 Postliver transplantation population PK of Tac after intravenous and oral administration...
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Báo cáo y học: "Hepatitis C Virus Serologic and Virologic Tests and Clinical Diagnosis of HCVRelated Liver Disease"

Báo cáo y học: "Hepatitis C Virus Serologic and Virologic Tests and Clinical Diagnosis of HCVRelated Liver Disease"

Ngày tải lên : 02/11/2012, 09:56
... of Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), and of Current Hepatitis Reports, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of ... or less [18] HCV RNA detection at the end of therapy is highly predictive of a post- treatment relapse, whereas the absence of HCV RNA at the end of treatment indicates a virological response ... likelihood of an SVR with a low dose of ribavirin and only 24 weeks of treatment [19, 23, 28] Thus, in the absence of contra-indications, these patients should be treated regardless of the severity of...
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Báo cáo y học: "Comparison of Classical and Clozapine Treatment on Schizophrenia Using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale of Schizophrenia (PANSS) and SPECT Imaging"

Báo cáo y học: "Comparison of Classical and Clozapine Treatment on Schizophrenia Using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale of Schizophrenia (PANSS) and SPECT Imaging"

Ngày tải lên : 02/11/2012, 11:12
... disturbance bellig Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Sup frontal *LT LT RT LT *LT *LT RT -.75 -.51 59 -.53 -.71 -.68 -.55 temporal RT LT -.56 50 Post parietal RT ... selected the region of interest for correlation Table shows the severity index of pre -post treatment in both groups The results show the superiority of clozapine to classical treatment in schizophrenia, ... values of relative perfusion in schizophrenic subjects pre and post treatment The results show that the mean rCBF values of the schizophrenic patients were significantly lower than those of the...
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