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541 Prediction of early allograft dysfunction using serum phosphorus level in living donor liver transplantation Transplant International, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
542 Transcapsular arterial neovascularization of liver transplants increases the risk of intraoperative bleeding during retransplantation Transplant International, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
543 Pretransplant model for end stage liver disease score predicts posttransplant incidence of fungal infections after liver transplantation Mycoses, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
544 Human Monoclonal Antibody MBL-HCV1 Delays HCV Viral Rebound Following Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Study American Journal of Transplantation, January 29, 2013 Review Article
545 The biomarker plasma galectin-3 in advanced heart failure and survival with mechanical circulatory support devices The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
546 Impact of long term left ventricular assist device therapy on donor allocation in cardiac transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 29, 2013 Review Article
547 Cognitive outcomes in pediatric heart transplant recipients bridged to transplantation with ventricular assist devices The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
548 The demographic characteristics of children with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5 in South East England over a 5-year period Archives of Diseases in Childhood, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
549 Tumor biology and pre-transplant locoregional treatments determine outcomes in patients with T3 hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver transplantation Clinical Transplantation, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
550 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation of a CoreValve device using novel real-time imaging guidance Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
551 Renal complications following lung and heart-lung transplantation Pediatric Nephrology, January 28, 2013 Review Article
552 Characteristics of a Nonocclusive Pressure-Regulated Blood Roller Pump Artificial Organs, January 28, 2013 Review Article
553 Results of the European Clinical Trial of Arrow CorAide Left Ventricular Assist System Artificial Organs, January 28, 2013 Review Article
554 BK virus excretion in acquired immunocompromised children: A comparison between kidney transplant recipients and steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, January 28, 2013 Review Article
555 Comparison of the most favoured methods for the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in liver transplantation candidates Gut, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article
556 Prophylaxis with nebulized liposomal amphotericin B for Aspergillus infection in lung transplant patients does not cause changes in the lipid content of pulmonary surfactant The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 25, 2013 Review Article
557 The use of allograft and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein for instrumented atlantoaxial fusions World Neurosurgery, January 25, 2013 Review Article
558 The influence of pharmacological preconditioning with sevoflurane on incidence of early allograft dysfunction in liver transplant recipients Full Text Anesthesiology Research and Practice, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article
559 Overview: Cytomegalovirus and the Herpesviruses in Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, January 25, 2013 Review Article
560 Evaluation of risk factors for cytomegalovirus infection and disease occurring within 1 year of liver transplantation in high-risk patients Transplant Infectious Disease, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Liver Transplantation for Nonresectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer Annals of Surgery, April 15, 2013
2 The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: A Novel Target for Immunomodulation in Organ Transplantation Transplantation, April 24, 2013 Review Article
3 Biliary cast syndrome post liver transplantation: Risk factors and outcome Liver International, April 2, 2013 Review Article
4 Cumulative incidence of cancer after solid organ transplantation Cancer, April 12, 2013 Review Article
5 Low Rates of Short- and Long-term Graft Loss After Kidney-Pancreas Transplant From a Single Center Low Graft Loss Rates in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant JAMA Surgery, April 18, 2013
6 Efficacy, Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness of Desensitization Using IVIG and Rituximab Transplantation, April 5, 2013
7 Replacement of Infected Aortic Prosthetic Graft with Aortic Homograft after Heart Transplantation: 13-Year Follow-Up Journal of Cardiac Surgery, April 4, 2013
8 Prevention of De Novo Hepatitis B in Recipients of Core Antibody-Positive Livers With Lamivudine and Other Nucleos(t)ides: A 12-Year Experience Transplantation, April 10, 2013
9 Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Transplantation, April 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
10 Prospective multi-center clinical trial of immunosuppressive drug withdrawal in stable adult liver transplant recipients Hepatology, April 4, 2013
11 Echocardiography for detection of portopulmonary hypertension in liver transplantation candidates: Analysis of cutoff values Liver Transplantation, April 15, 2013
12 Impact of Sarcopenia on Survival in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, April 23, 2013 Review Article
13 Use of High-Dose Ganciclovir for the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Replication in Solid Organ Transplant Patients With Ganciclovir Resistance-Inducing Mutations Transplantation, April 18, 2013
14 De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies Decrease Patient and Graft Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients American Journal of Transplantation, April 4, 2013 Review Article
15 Clinical predictors of post liver transplant new onset heart failure Liver Transplantation, April 4, 2013
16 Ethical considerations in live donor transplantation: should complications be tolerated? Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, April 4, 2013 Review Article
17 Long-term follow-up of endoscopic therapy in stenosis of the bilio-biliary anastomosis associated with orthotopic liver transplantation Liver Transplantation, April 16, 2013
18 Transplant ureteric stenosis complicating laparoscopic recurrent inguinal hernia repair Hernia, April 11, 2013
19 Interpreting Tacrolimus Concentrations During Pregnancy and Postpartum Transplantation, April 10, 2013 Review Article
20 Unrecognized intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an analysis of 993 adult cirrhotic liver explants Clinical Transplantation, March 18, 2013
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