Saudi Med J
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Saudi Med J
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To describe a novel animal model for ex-vivo liver perfusion. ⋯ A normothermic oxygenated ex-vivo perfusion circuit was successfully constructed using the sheep liver. A sustainable functional circuit with physiological hemodynamic parameters was achieved. Further study on sheep model seems to be feasible.
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To evaluate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient tracheostomy outcomes. ⋯ The high mortality rate was attributed to COVID-19. Mortality and a pre-tracheostomy CRP uptrend were significantly related; uptrend patients experienced far more mortalities than downtrend patients. Unlike previous findings, mortality and intubation to tracheostomy duration were not significantly related.