Background: Compared to standard coagulation essays (SCE), such as international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), or platelet count, thromboelastograhy (TEG) offers precise and real-time information about hemostasis. TEG tests both platelet function and co...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors for AKI after liver transplantation. METHODS: A cross-sectional stud...
Lesión Renal Aguda/epidemiología,
Lesión Renal Aguda/etiología,
Fosfatasa Alcalina/sangre,
Bilirrubina/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Factores de Riesgo,
Albúmina Sérica/análisis
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Amazon region is one of the main endemic areas of hepatitis delta in the world and the only one related to the presence of genotype 3 of the delta virus. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile, mortality and survival of cirrhotic patients submitted to liver transplantation for chr...
Plaquetas/química,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/mortalidad,
Hepatitis B Crónica/complicaciones,
Hepatitis B Crónica/mortalidad,
Hepatitis D Crónica/complicaciones,
Hepatitis D Crónica/mortalidad,
Hepatitis D Crónica/cirugía,
Virus de la Hepatitis Delta/genética,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Cirrosis Hepática/mortalidad,
Cirrosis Hepática/cirugía,
Cirrosis Hepática/virología,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidad,
Trasplante de Hígado/mortalidad,
Trasplante de Hígado/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Distribución por Sexo
Resumen: La hipertensión portopulmonar (HPP) es una entidad poco frecuente a nivel mundial, aunque se desconocen los datos epidemiológicos en México. Sin embargo, las enfermedades crónicas del hígado son muy prevalentes en mexicanos. La HPP es el 4.◦ subtipo en frecuencia del grupo de la hiper...
Abstract Purpose: To investigate thymoquinone, curcumin and a combination of these two drugs were effective or not at the growth of liver. Methods: Forty female Wistar-Albino rats distributed into five groups of eight rats each, control, thymoquinone, curcumin, and thymoquinone/curcumin groups. Pathol...
Antineoplásicos/farmacología,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Arginasa/sangre,
Benzoquinonas/farmacología,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Proliferación Celular,
Ceruloplasmina/análisis,
Curcumina/farmacología,
Hepatectomía/métodos,
Antígeno Ki-67/análisis,
Hígado/patología,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugía,
Regeneración Hepática/efectos de los fármacos,
Trasplante de Hígado,
Óxido Nítrico/sangre,
Ratas Wistar,
Activador de Tejido Plasminógeno/sangre
Summary Introduction: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) associated or not with cirrhosis is the third leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) around the world. After transplants, NASH has a high prevalence and occurs as both recurrent and de novo manifestations. De novo NASH can also occur i...
Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos,
Trasplante de Hígado/mortalidad,
Síndrome Metabólico/complicaciones,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/complicaciones,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/etiología,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/mortalidad,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/patología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/mortalidad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/patología,
Recurrencia,
Tasa de Supervivencia
After undergoing liver transplantation, children are susceptible to oral lesions due to immunosuppressant drugs that are needed to maintain the transplant. In this context, it is important to understand how disease characteristics and age at transplantation influence the development of these lesions. Mon...
ABSTRACT Dengue fever is a vector-transmitted viral infection. Non-vectorial forms of transmission can occur through organ transplantation. We reviewed medical records of donors and recipients with suspected dengue in the first post-transplant week. We used serologic and molecular analysis to confirm the...
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a dimensão psicossocial da qualidade de vida de pacientes antes e depois do transplante hepático. Método: estudo descritivo, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, com 150 pacientes submetidos ao transplante de fígado em seguimento a partir do sexto mês, no ambulatório ...
ABSTRACT Objective To establish, measure and analyze quality indicators in the evaluation and enrolment process of patients in a liver transplant program. Methods A quantitative and non-experimental research, with data collected from the database of a liver transplant program, from September 2012 to Se...
