Exploratory Laparotomy After Routine Cardiac Surgery: Results From 17,000 Patients
Exploratory laparotomy is rare after open‐heart surgery, and it was performed for gastrointestinal complications that occurred in the context of other severe postoperative complications. Several factors were associated with the need for exlap, including increasing age, pre‐existing renal and vascular disease, and pre‐ and post‐operative shock. ABSTRACT
Megan Turner +16 more
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Role of Grey Scale and Color Doppler in the Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension: A Comprehensive Review. [PDF]
Kummari S, Arora AJ, R M.
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
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Occlusion of an Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt With an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device in a Dog. [PDF]
Guidat M, Smith JB, Fransson BA.
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Prophylaxis of first variceal hemorrhage in patients with liver cirrhosis [PDF]
Gerbes, Alexander L. +3 more
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Effect of a Standardized Sedation Protocol on Portal Vein Velocity Measurements in Hospitalized Dogs Using Triplex-Doppler Ultrasonography. [PDF]
Jamont W +4 more
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In a retrospective cohort of 1,624 adults with cirrhosis, sarcopenia was independently associated with unplanned hospitalization, death, and cirrhosis progression (or death) in patients with decompensated disease. In compensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia was associated only with a higher risk of unplanned hospitalization.
Puneeta Tandon +12 more
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Clinical management of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: an evidence‑based narrative review. [PDF]
Dai K, Hansi N, See TC.
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Affinity Proteomics‐Based Non‐Invasive Detection of Clinically Significant Liver Disease
Using UK Biobank proteomic data, we identified a five‐protein score reflecting hepatic stellate cell activation and hepatocellular injury that predicts major adverse liver outcomes and clinically significant fibrosis, with consistent performance validated in two independent cohorts (patients with HIV and alpha1‐antitrypsin deficiency).
Sriram Balasubramani +14 more
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Long-Term Outcome of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension-Specific Therapy in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Multi-Institutional Database Case Series Study. [PDF]
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