Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2014
The Impact of Combined Transarterial Chemoembolization on the Overall Survival of Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Sorafenib.
Sorafenib has been proved to prolong survival of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but with moderate efficacy. The present study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) in Chinese patients with advanced HCC treated with sorafenib who had been refractory to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and identify the impact of combined TACE on OS. ⋯ Albumin and combined TACE is associated with improved OS in patients with advanced HCC treated with sorafenib who had been refractory to TACE. While, BCLC stage C is an independent negative prognostic factor for the OS.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2014
Thromboelastography can Identify Postoperative Active Bleeding and Evaluate Blood Product Requirements in Abdominal Surgery.
Hemorrhage after abdominal surgery remains a frequent clinical complication, and associated with prolonged length of stay, increased complications and mortality. Indication of blood product requirements accurately and promptly is very important for recovery of patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) as a tool for evaluation of bleeding and effects of blood components and blood products is increasing. We investigated that whether TEG can identify postoperative active bleeding and evaluate blood product requirements in abdominal surgery. ⋯ MA can not only identify postoperative active bleeding together with hemoglobin, hematocrit, and fibrinogen, but also evaluate blood product requirements in abdominal surgery.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2014
One Hundred Hepatectomies without Hospital Death under Intermittent Hepatic Inflow Clamping for 30 Minute Duration.
Temporary clamping of the hepatic inflow is routinely applied to minimize haemorrhage during liver parenchyma. In this report, we describe successful intermittent application of the hepatic inflow for 30 minutes with zero hospital death in consecutive 100 hepatectomies. ⋯ We have successfully confirmed that a cycle consisting of intermittent application of the hepatic inflow clamping yields safe hepatectomy under effective control of bleeding, when combined with use of a protease inhibitor.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Mar 2014
Liquid tissue adhesive, subcuticular suture and subcutaneous closed suction drain for wound closure as measures for wound infection in a colorectal cancer surgery with stoma creation.
Stoma creation is one of the risk factors for the incisional surgical site infection (SSI) which can develop the patient's pain in a colorectal surgery. ⋯ Our several changes of wound closure including tissue adhesive, subcuticular suture and subcuticular closed suction drainage reduced incisional SSI.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Mar 2014
Thirty-five consecutive pediatric living donor liver transplantation: experiences and lessons learned from a single center.
In the last 10 years, the early patient outcome of liver transplantation in children have significantly improved. Now the overall outcomes of pediatric LT are promising. ⋯ The overall outcomes of pediatric liver transplantation at our center are promising. Advances in post-transplant care and monitoring of the recipients, technical refinements enable these results.