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The Impact of ASCITIC Paracentesis on Symptomatic Outcomes in Palliative Patients: 3-Year Experience of a Melbourne Inpatient Palliative Care Unit Using Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Assessments

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2022
Background. Ascites formation is a common occurrence in patients receiving palliative care. This is associated with symptoms that may respond to drainage. Aim.
Kiran Iyer, Lucy Kernick
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Exploring AACA Members' Perceptions of Integrating Technologies in Anatomy Education

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Advances in educational technologies have transformed the landscape of anatomy instruction, prompting a need to understand faculty perceptions regarding their integration. This study explored the perceptions of members of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) views on the use, benefits, and challenges of educational ...
A. Raoof, M. Khalil, E. Abdel Meguid, D. Brzezinski, M. Dave   +4 more
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Risk of bleeding after abdominal paracentesis in patients with chronic liver disease and coagulopathy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JGH Open
Abdominal paracentesis is a common procedure performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in patients with chronic liver disease and ascites.
Jin Lin Tan, Thomas Lokan, Mohamed Asif Chinnaratha, Martin Veysey   +3 more
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Evaluating the impact of a newly established hospitalist medicine procedure service on length of stay and procedural outcomes: A retrospective propensity‐matched analysis

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Reliance on interventional radiology (IR) has been associated with delays in procedure completion and prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). Hospitalist medicine procedure services (HMPS) have been proposed as a strategy to mitigate these inefficiencies, though outcomes of newly established programs composed of physicians with ...
Jeremy Gentile, Saria Alazmeh, Kriti Soni, Tarek Alsibai, Felicia Wright, Alicia Stowe, Fergus Peacock   +6 more
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A preterm neonate with infantile liver failure syndrome 1 due to leucyl‐tRNA synthetase 1 gene (LARS1) mutations with a histopathologic phenotype of neonatal hemochromatosis

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract We report a case of a premature, growth‐restricted female infant with feeding intolerance and coagulopathy, treated initially for sepsis, who progressed to neonatal acute liver failure and end‐stage hepatic encephalopathy after a prolonged hospitalization with extensive diagnostic evaluation, and was found by autopsy to have histopathologic ...
Adrienne Bruder, Naomi Laventhal, Raja Rabah, Jacqueline Meadow   +3 more
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Interventional oncology in children: Where are we now?

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
Abstract Paediatric Interventional Oncology (IO) lags behind adult IO due to a scarcity of specific outcome data. The suboptimal way to evolve this field is relying heavily on adult experiences. The distinct tumour types prevalent in children, such as extracranial germ cell tumours, sarcomas, and neuroblastoma, differ strongly from those found in ...
Premal Amrishkumar Patel, Fernando Gómez Muñoz   +1 more
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Short Inter‐Treatment Interval Treatment With Artificial Liver Support System Reduces 90‐Day Transplant‐Free Mortality in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus–Related Acute‐On‐Chronic Liver Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
ALSS short inter‐treatment interval treatment (patients received two ALSS treatments within 48 h) correlates with improved liver function and 90‐day transplant‐free survival of HBV‐ACLF. This result provides a certain theoretical basis for the timing and time interval of ALSS for HBV‐ACLF, enriches the models and contents of ALSS treatment for HBV‐ACLF,
Jingjie Fu, Fang Chen, Wenfeng Yang, Ting Chen, Jian Xu   +4 more
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Urine TIMP2.IGFBP7 Reflects Kidney Injury After Moderate Volume Paracentesis in Patients With Ascites: A Randomized Control Study

JGH Open
Background Urinary biomarkers may predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in cirrhosis with ascites in a moderate volume paracentesis setting. Objective The study aimed to assess the risk and consequence of AKI and its progression in patients with ...
Anuchit Suksamai, Sanpolpai Khaoprasert, Amnart Chaiprasert, Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn   +3 more
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Comparison of intermittent drainage of ascites and diuretic therapy for cirrhosis patients with tense ascites

Cogent Medicine, 2017
Objective: Ascites is one of the most frequent complications of cirrhosis. Our study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of the intermittent drainage of ascites for HBV-related cirrhosis patients with tense ascites. Material and methods: A total of
Jun-feng Chen, Miao Huang, Shao-quan Zhang, Hui-juan Cao, Wei-zhen Weng, Jing Xiong, Dong-ying Xie, Zhi-liang Gao, Bing-liang Lin   +8 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in a low-income-setting: Challenges and Outcome of Surgery

Ibom Medical Journal, 2022
Background: In a low-income setting like ours, chronic constrictive pericarditis is not uncommon. Affected patients present late for surgical management owing to poverty and ignorance. These two factors adversely affect the outcome of surgery. Objective:
Nwafor IA, Nwafor MN, Eze AC
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