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Depth and Procedure Specific Effects of Antimicrobial Versus Conventional Sutures on Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial sutures may be particularly beneficial in colorectal and abdominal procedures, where reductions in deep SSI may offset the additional suture cost. Several studies also reported favorable wound‐healing outcomes. ABSTRACT Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative complications that delay wound healing and increase ...
Ryan Muakkassa, Andrew Roach, Ahmed Adham R. Elsayed, Marc D. Basson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in Humoral and Cellular Vaccine Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
The antibody and T cell responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have not been formally compared between kidney and liver transplant recipients. Using a multiplex assay, we measured IgG levels against 4 epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and nucleocapsid
Lucrezia Furian, Francesco Paolo Russo, Gianluigi Zaza, Patrizia Burra, Susan Hartzell, Debora Bizzaro, Marianna Di Bello, Caterina Di Bella, Erica Nuzzolese, Clara Agnolon, Sander Florman, Meenakshi Rana, Jar-How Lee, Yesl Kim, Umberto Maggiore, Jonathan S. Maltzman, Jonathan S. Maltzman, Paolo Cravedi   +17 more
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Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Reduces Pelvic Exenteration Morbidity: A Retrospective Single‐Centre Cohort Study

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pelvic exenteration (PE) has emerged as a viable resection strategy for locally advanced and recurrent pelvic cancers; however, it carries the burden of significant morbidity. The vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap is a reconstructive method designed to minimise postoperative wound complications, and this study ...
Bernard Hanekom, Ranesh Palan, Aaron Rusnak, Ranjit Kunchur, Rhys Filgate   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The swiss transplant cohort study: lessons from the first 6 years. [PDF]

, 2015
Prospective cohort studies significantly contribute to answering specific research questions in a defined population. Since 2008, the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) systematically enrolled >95 % of all transplant recipients in Switzerland ...
Khanna, N., Cusini, A., Meylan, P., Manuel, Oriol, Hoffmann, Matthias, Garzoni, C., Manuel, O., Mueller, N.J., Hirsch, H.H., Hirsch, Hans H, Berger, C., Egli, Adrian, Bochud, P.Y., Meylan, Pascal, Transplant Infectious Diseases Working Group, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Cusini, Alexia, Nadal, D., Mueller, N. J., Mueller, Nicolas J, Berger, Christoph, Boggian, K., Weisser, Maja, van Delden, C., Hoffmann, M., Bochud, Pierre-Yves, van Delden, Christian, Weisser, M., Hirsch, H. H., Khanna, Nina, Garzoni, Christian, Bochud, P. Y., Nadal, David, Egli, A., Boggian, Katja   +33 more
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Chronic Hepatitis B in the Transplant Setting: A 30-Year Experience in a Single Tertiary Italian Center

Viruses
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a leading etiology for liver transplantation (LT). In a large cohort of HBsAg-positive patients, this study evaluates long-term patient and graft survival after LT over the past 30 years while analyzing trends ...
Francesco Paolo Russo, Sara Battistella, Alberto Zanetto, Martina Gambato, Alberto Ferrarese, Giacomo Germani, Marco Senzolo, Claudia Mescoli, Salvatore Piano, Francesco Enrico D’Amico, Alessandro Vitale, Enrico Gringeri, Paolo Feltracco, Paolo Angeli, Umberto Cillo, Patrizia Burra   +15 more
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Review of nutrition management of pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 1048-1060, August 2026.
Abstract Chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (CIPO) is a rare, heterogeneous, and debilitating disorder characterized by profound intestinal dysmotility and severe nutrition challenges. Its presentation resembles that of mechanical bowel obstruction, but CIPO occurs in the absence of luminal obstruction.
Senthilkumar Sankararaman, Raisa Rani James, Bushra El‐Amaireh, Andrea Adler, Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, Sujithra Velayuthan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geriatric transplant anaesthesia

, 2015
The elderly comprise a growing fraction of the population with increasing demand for transplant services. Presently, 21% of subjects registered on the organ transplant list are older than 65 and around 18% of all transplants are carried out in the ...
Souki, Fouad G., Lewis, Michael C., Fouad G. Souki, Michael C. Lewis   +3 more
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Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Situs Inversus: A Case Series and Systematic Review

Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 30, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Liver transplantation (LT) in patients with situs inversus (S‐I) is rare and technically challenging. The literature on such cases, particularly in pediatric populations, remains limited. Here, we report the surgical considerations and outcomes of two pediatric recipients with situs inversus abdominalis who underwent liver transplantation for ...
Maria F. Fernandez, Nadia Ali, Carolina Rumbo, Piyush Gupta, Kathryn LaRusso, Nada Yazigi, Christof Kaltenmeier, Juan F. Guerra, Leonardo A. Montes, Udeme Ekong, Alexander Kroemer, Dolores Garcia‐Hervas, Khalid Khan, Yuri Genyk, Cal Matsumoto, Julio Trentadue, Diego Ramisch, Pablo Barros‐Schelotto, Thomas Fishbein, Gabriel E. Gondolesi   +19 more
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A PRELIMINARY EUROPEAN LIVER AND INTESTINE TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION -EUROPEAN LIVER TRANSPLANT REGISTRY STUDY ON INFORMED RECIPIENT CONSENT AND EXTENDED CRITERIA LIVER DONATION

, 2013
The European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA) and the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) coordinated the distribution to European liver transplantation centers of an electronic questionnaire, developed by the first author ...
D. Giannarelli, BRUZZONE, Paolo, the European Liver, the European Liver Transplant Registry, Intestine Transplant Association, R. Adam   +5 more
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Bacterial Infections in End-Stage Liver Disease: Implications for Liver Transplantation

Transplantology
Bacterial infections are a common complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. The complex landscape of cirrhosis, characterized by immune paralysis and an exhausted response to exogenous triggers, explains the higher prevalence of such ...
Alberto Ferrarese, Marco Senzolo, Anna Maria Cattelan, Lolita Sasset, Sara Battistella, Alberto Zanetto, Giacomo Germani, Francesco Paolo Russo, Martina Gambato, Filippo Pelizzaro, Stefania Vio, Domenico Bassi, Umberto Cillo, Patrizia Burra   +13 more
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