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Quality of life, religiosity, and anxiety and depressive symptoms in liver transplantation candidates

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 53 (), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate quality of life, religiosity and anxiety and depressive symptoms in liver transplant candidates. Method: An epidemiological and cross-sectional study carried out with liver transplant candidates attended at the outpatient clinic of a University Hospital from 2014 to 2016...

Trasplante hepático exitoso en un paciente portador del Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH)

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Abstrac: Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were considered as having an absolute contraindication for liver transplantation (LT). Considering the increased life expectancy in HIV positive patients under HAART and t...

Embolia pulmonar aérea secundaria a colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica en una paciente con trasplante hepático. Reporte de caso

Resumen La colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE) es uno de los recursos terapéuticos más importantes para el manejo de las complicaciones biliares del trasplante hepático. Sin embargo, se pueden presentar varias complicaciones: pancreatitis aguda, hemorragia, perforaciones, infeccio...

Monitoring of coagulation by intraoperative thromboelastometry of liver transplantation in a patient using warfarin - case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (6), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Advanced hepatic disease may - in addition to the widely recognized hemorrhagic complications - occur with thrombotic events. We describe the case of a cirrhotic patient taking warfarin and whose coagulation management during liver transplantation was guided by thromboelastometry ...

Fulminant hepatic failure after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation: a case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (5), 2018
Abstract We describe an unusual case of hyperacute hepatic failure following general anesthesia in a patient receiving a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant. Despite an aggressive evaluation of structural, immunological, viral, and toxicological causes, a definitive cause could not be elucidated. The...

Tumor neuroendocrino ileal con síndrome carcinoide de difícil control

Acta méd. colomb; 43 (3), 2018
Resumen Los tumores neuroendocrinos son neoplasias infrecuentes y de abordaje complejo. Actualmente se necesitan más ensayos clínicos aleatorizados para establecer el manejo óptimo de los pacientes afectados por metástasis hepáticas no resecables. Aportamos un caso de TNE metastásico en el que se i...

Trasplante hepático por hepatitis autoinmune y características asociadas con su recurrencia postrasplante: experiencia de un centro de trasplante hepático, Medellín, Colombia

Resumen Introducción: la recurrencia de hepatitis autoinmune (HAI) postrasplante implica riesgo de cirrosis y pérdida del injerto. Se han propuesto factores de riesgo para su recurrencia, de los cuales pocos datos se conocen en pacientes latinoamericanos. Objetivos: describir las características d...

Construção coletiva de estratégias para um programa de educação em transplante hepático

Rev. SOBECC; 23 (3), 2018
Objetivo: Identificar, junto à equipe de enfermagem, estratégias educativas para a composição de um plano de ações educacionais em transplante hepático para a enfermagem do centro cirúrgico. Método: Pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, qualitativa, realizada em um hospital escola da região sul d...

Schistosomal liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma - case series of patients submitted to liver transplantation

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis affects approximately 207 million people in 76 countries. The association between hepatocellular carcinoma and Schistosoma mansoni infection has been investigated. Studies using animal models suggest that the parasite may accelerate the oncogenic process when combined with other ...