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Admission Plasma Lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein, Procalcitonin, and Lactate for Early Identification of Nosocomial Infection in Cirrhotic Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Analysis

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess whether admission plasma lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein (LBP), procalcitonin (PCT), and lactate could improve detection of nosocomial infection in cirrhotic patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Li Chen, Shan‐Shan Dun, Fang Xiao
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Factors Associated with Rebleeding in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: Analysis of the Korean Peptic Ulcer Bleeding (K-PUB) Study

Gut and Liver, 2018
Background/Aims Rebleeding is associated with mortality in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB), and risk stratification is important for the management of these patients.
Joon Sung Kim, Byung-Wook Kim, Sung Min Park, Ki-Nam Shim, Seong Woo Jeon, Sang-Wook Kim, Yong Chan Lee, Hee Seok Moon, Si Hyung Lee, Woon Tae Jung, Jin Il Kim, Kyoung Oh Kim, Jong-Jae Park, Woo Chul Chung, Jeong Hwan Kim, Gwang Ho Baik, Jung Hwan Oh, Sun Moon Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Chang Heon Yang, Jin Tae Jung, Chul Hyun Lim, Hyun Joo Song, Yong Sik Kim, Gwang Ha Kim, Jie-Hyun Kim, Jae-Il Chung, Jun Haeng Lee, Min Ho Choi, Jong-Kyoung Choi   +29 more
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Treatment of a duodenal-caval fistula secondary to peptic ulcer disease

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
We have reported the case of a duodenal-caval fistula in a 46-year-old man with peptic ulcer disease. He had previously undergone an open Graham patch repair for a perforated anterior duodenal ulcer and had presented 1 month after surgery with an upper ...
Ezra Y. Koh, MD, Ross G. McFall, MD, Raghave Upadhyaya, BS, Young Chun, MD, Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in mucosal injury mechanisms in radiation‐induced esophagitis associated with thoracic radiotherapy

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
There is no specific therapeutic drug regimen for radiation esophagitis. In previous studies, radiation esophagitis was considered a self‐limiting disease; however, current clinical approaches are limited to symptomatic treatment, which yields unsatisfactory therapeutic outcomes.
Hao Zhang, Liangxue Luo, Chaofen Zhao, Bibo Wu, Jing Zhang, Lingfeng Liu, Bing Lu, Shengfa Su   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enteroscopic Diagnosis and Management of Small Bowel Diverticular Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2015
Small bowel diverticulum is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis and treatment of small bowel diverticular hemorrhage is clinically challenging before the development of deep enteroscopy.
Yang-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Chen-Ming Hsu, Tsung-Hsing Chen, Yi-Chun Chiu, Yen-Chang Chu, Chen-Wang Chang, Hsiu-Po Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Tien-Yu Huang, Hsu-Heng Yen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Christine Gaarder, Amit Gupta, Adam Gyedu, Manjul Joshipura, Elmin Steyn, on behalf of the Essential Trauma Care revision author group, Valencia Adjei, Roger Alcock, Vanda Amado, Michael Boampong, Sanjeev Booi, Petra Brysiewicz, Corazon Cabanilla‐Manuntag, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, Ghada Elhadary, Ranjith Nanda Ellawala, Sarnai Erdene, Ama Akoma Essuman, Jorge Esteban Foianini, Filippo Gatti, Armando Garcia Guererra, Greg Hynes, Adil Haider, Sandy Ingless, Balavenkata Jagannathan, Helen Jowett, Knut Magne Kolstadbråten, Sonja Krofak, Aireen Patricia Madrid, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Claude Martin, Daniel Ntogwrachu, Bisola Onajin‐Obembe, Nhobojit Roy, Andres Rubiano, Niisoja Mensah Torto, Ben Wachira, Meg Walmsley, Torben Wisborg, Elma Wong   +41 more
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Comparison of Oral versus Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors in Preventing Re-bleeding from Peptic Ulcer after Successful Endoscopic Therapy

Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2018
BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are now widely prescribed for the management of patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; although its optimal dose and route of administration has remained a controversial issue. The aim of this study
Seyed Mohammad Valizadeh Toosi, Ahmad Reza Elahi Vahed, Iradj Maleki, Zohreh Bari   +3 more
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Selected nasogastric lavage in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Risk stratification before endoscopy is crucial for proper management of patients suspected as having upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). There is no consensus regarding the role of nasogastric lavage for risk stratification. In this study,
Eun Jeong Gong, Li-chang Hsing, Hyun Il Seo, Myeongsook Seo, Baek Gyu Jun, Jong Kyu Park, Sang Jin Lee, Koon Hee Han, Young Don Kim, Woo Jin Jeong, Gab Jin Cheon, Min-Ju Kim   +11 more
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Duodenoportal fistula caused by peptic ulcer after extended right hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]

, 2006
Background A fistula between the duodenum and the main portal vein near a peptic ulcer is extremely rare, and only two cases of duodenal ulcers have been reported in the past.
Uchiyama Kazuhisa, Tani Masaji, Nakatani Yoshihiro, Takifuji Katsunari, Kinoshita Hiroyuki, Yamaue Hiroki   +5 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Stump Complications Following Amputation in Patients With Diabetes: A Retrospective Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative stump complications in diabetic patients who underwent amputation using a nationwide cohort study. ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative stump complications in diabetic patients who underwent amputation using a nationwide ...
Yuanyuan Wang, Hong Ding, Xinlin Huang, Suyun Guo, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaofang Wang, Hao Xie, Ting Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source