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Frontiers in the Management of Orthopaedic Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Journal of Orthopaedic Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA), one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Management of acute PJI commonly involves debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR), though failure rates remain high due to antibiotic‐tolerant biofilms. Chronic
Michael F. Shannon, Victoria R. Wong, Samuelson E. Osifo, Timothy Edwards, Himanshu Rao, Jewelia Rempuszewski, Andrew J. Frear, Shaan Sadhwani, Neel B. Shah, Kenneth L. Urish   +9 more
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Lymphocytes cross-matching as retrospective tool for hyper-acute rejection diagnosis in heart transplantation.

Transplantation Reports, 2020
Background: Lymphocyte cross-matching (CDC) is considered as important screening test that is unfrequently performed preoperatively in heart transplantation procedures.
Tomasz Urbanowicz, Dominika Konecka-Mrówka, Jerzy Nożyński, Marek Jemielity   +3 more
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Evaluation of an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program in a Specialty Clinic Setting [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has gained popularity since its first description in 1974. At Community Health Network (CHN), the OPAT clinic was developed three years ago by an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist and ...
Hauk, Elizabeth
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Nutrition Support in Acute Kidney Injury [PDF]

, 2011
Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication affecting many hospitalized patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Acute kidney injury often occurs in conjunction with critical illness, which is a hypermetabolic state ...
Alkhunaizi AM, Berger MM, Canada TW, Druml W, Druml W, Feinstein EI, Fiaccadori E, Fiaccadori E, Fiaccadori E, Gleghorn EE, Ikizler TA, Jane M. Gervasio, Li Y, Michael Holowatyj, Schneeweiss B, Wesley P. Garmon   +15 more
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Enteral and intravenous supplementation of arginine and citrulline fail to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonatal pigs

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in preterm infants with a morality rate that approaches 50%. Arginine has been widely studied in the field of clinical nutrition as a supplement for patients experiencing critical illness because it can be metabolized into nitric oxide, an important agent ...
Caitlin Vonderohe, Julia Garcia Mancebo, Valeria Melendez Hebib, Barbara Stoll, Inka Didelija, Sarah Elefson, Mahmoud Mohammad, Brooklynn Earls, Greg Guthrie, Doug Burrin   +9 more
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Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose is associated with lowering of plasma phosphate levels in patients with gastric bypass surgery: a retrospective case series

Swiss Medical Weekly
AIMS: Bariatric surgery induces several micronutrient deficiencies that require supplementation. For iron, parenteral infusions are usually preferred over oral supplementation.
Cindy Pereira Portela, Lucie Favre, Isabella Locatelli, Olivier Bonny   +3 more
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Controlled-release of opioids for improved pain management [PDF]

, 2016
The adequate treatment of pain remains one of the major medical challenges. Morphine and other opioid drugs are most commonly used to counteract moderate to severe pain, but they are also increasingly accessed by patients with chronic non-malignant pain.
Ballet, Steven, De Baerdemaeker, Andy, Hoogenboom, Richard, Madder, Annemieke, Martin, Charlotte, Poelaert, Jan   +5 more
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Epicutaneo‐caval catheter occlusion in neonates without heparin infusion during parenteral nutrition: A descriptive cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Heparin is frequently infused in neonatal central venous catheters to prevent occlusion during parenteral nutrition despite limited evidence of its effectiveness and potential safety concerns in preterm infants. This study evaluated the incidence of catheter occlusion in epicutaneo‐caval catheters managed without heparin in a large ...
Vito D'Andrea, Giorgia Prontera, Cecilia Monachini, Micaela Cerreti, Francesca Baldo, Giovanni Barone, Giovanni Vento   +6 more
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The effect of early versus late lipid infusion in parenteral nutrition on the biochemical and cortical auditory evoked potential parameters in preterm neonates

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2019
Background As brain activity depends greatly on the functions provided by lipid membranes, dietary fat in early life can affect the developing nervous system.
Rania Mohamed Abdou, Hoda Mahmoud Ibrahim Weheiba   +1 more
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Combined intravenous bolus amino acid supplementation and mobilization on early muscle loss in critically ill adults: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Muscle wasting is a hallmark of critical illness. We evaluated the effect of amino acid supplementation and mobilization on early muscle loss in critically ill patients. Methods We conducted a randomized parallel‐group trial involving adult patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital.
Lizl Veldsman, Guy A. Richards, Daniel Nel, Tertius A. Kohn, Renée Blaauw   +4 more
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