Primary hepatocytes outperform Hep G2 cells as the source of biotransformation functions in a bioartificial liver.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of length of stay upon 30-day outcomes. BACKGROUND:It has been recommended the goal length of stay (LOS) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) should be 1 day to improve resource utilization. This study's aim was to assess LRYGB outcomes by LOS. METHODS:Data were obtain...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Morton JM,Winegar D,Blackstone R,Wolfe B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Records of 32 patients with 34 villous and tubulovillous adenomas of the duodenum, treated at the Cleveland Clinic over the past 21 years, were reviewed. Twenty-two patients (69%) had complete resection of the adenoma; the incidence of malignancy was 47%. Five patients underwent a Whipple procedure; 4 patients had seg...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Galandiuk S,Hermann RE,Jagelman DG,Fazio VW,Sivak MV

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in liver mitochondria was made on 52 biopsy specimens of patients with liver tumor. Patients having higher cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in mitochondria from remaining liver than those of normal human liver mitochondria could survive well major liver resections whether or not...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ozawa K,Yamaoka Y,Kitamura O,Nambu H,Kamiyama Y

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myocardial effects of protamine, with and without heparin, were documented in this investigation. Isolated rabbit hearts (n = 30) were retrograde perfused with Krebs-Ringers bicarbonate solution aerated with 95% O2/5% CO2 through the aortic root (37 C, 80 mmHg). Developed left ventricular blood pressure, heart rat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wakefield TW,Bies LE,Wrobleski SK,Bolling SF,Stanley JC,Kirsh MM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 161 adult patients who underwent a modification of the Witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy at Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, between 1977 and 1980, are reviewed in detail and form the basis of this report. Six of these patients had gastrostomies on two different occasions. Th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Johnston WD,Lopez MJ,Kraybill WG,Bricker EM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that administered antibiotics must be active against major anticipated pathogens and must have reached sufficient concentrations in the tissue or body fluid at risk by the time of bacterial challenge if prophylactic therapy is to be maximally effective in reducing the infection rate ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stone HH,Haney BB,Kolb LD,Geheber CE,Hooper CA

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER)related complications after correction of esophageal atresia (EA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The association of EA and GER in children is well known. However, little is known about the prevalence of GER and its potential complications in adults who have un...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deurloo JA,Ekkelkamp S,Bartelsman JF,Ten Kate FJ,Schoorl M,Heij HA,Aronson DC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with surgically treated Menetrier's disease are presented. Diffuse or focal cystic hyperplasia of mucous secreting epithelium of the fundus with antral sparing characterized the stomachs in all of these cases. In most instances the disorder was found during evaluation of non-specific complaints of pain, n...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Davis JM,Gray GF,Thorbjarnarson B

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients, ages 7 and 17, with unresectable obstructions within the left ventricular cavity, have been managed by interposing a conduit bearing a porcine aortic valve between the apex of the left ventricle and the infra-renal abdominal aorta. The younger child had idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dembitsky WP,Weldon CS

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is associated with substantial postoperative morbidity as a result of infectious complications. In a prior phase II study, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was shown to improve leukocyte function and to reduce infection rates after esophagectomy. The aim of the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schaefer H,Engert A,Grass G,Mansmann G,Wassmer G,Hubel K,Loehlein D,Ulrich BC,Lippert H,Knoefel WT,Hoelscher AH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for preventing and treating sepsis due to central venous catheter (CVC) has been devised at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. A prospective protocol has been developed that includes the weekly exchange of the CVC via a guidewire as well as its exchange when a CVC-related sepsis is suspected. Growt...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bozzetti F,Terno G,Bonfanti G,Scarpa D,Scotti A,Ammatuna M,Bonalumi MG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic complications of heparin administration were observed in eight patients during a two year period. At sites of subcutaneous heparin injection, six patients developed areas of the skin and subcutaneous necrosis. Systemic thrombotic events and thrombocytopenia were observed in two of these patients when they r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： White PW,Sadd JR,Nensel RE

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the patency of PTFE (Gore-tex) as a femoropopliteal bypass, a prospective randomized trial was performed between PTFE and saphenous vein. Forty-nine consecutive patients with intermittent claudication, rest pain, or tissue loss due to an occlusion of the superficial femoral artery entered the study. Random...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilanus HW,Obertop H,Van Urk H

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the ability of Focused Assessment Using Sonography for Trauma (FAST) to discriminate between survivors and nonsurvivors undergoing resuscitative thoracotomy (RT). BACKGROUND:RT is a high-risk, low-salvage procedure performed in arresting trauma patients with poorly ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Inaba K,Chouliaras K,Zakaluzny S,Swadron S,Mailhot T,Seif D,Teixeira P,Sivrikoz E,Ives C,Barmparas G,Koronakis N,Demetriades D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that training to expert-derived levels of speed and motion will lead to improved learning and will translate to better operating room (OR) performance of novices than training to goals of speed or motion alone. BACKGROUND:Motion tracking has been suggested to be a more sensitive performance m...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stefanidis D,Yonce TC,Korndorffer JR Jr,Phillips R,Coker A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SIL-A) has become an option for treating appendicitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SIL-A compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CL-A) on a large experimental cohort. BACKGROUND:Several studies had repo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim JH,Kim HY,Park SK,Lee JS,Heo DS,Park SW,Lee YS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were performed to further investigate an abnormality of the alternative complement pathway associated with burn injury. C3 conversion by inulin and cobra venom factor was measured in serial serum samples from 18 burned patients and in the sera from 25 normal controls. C3 conversion by both activating substance...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bjornson AB,Bjornson HS,Altemeier WA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously described balloon tipped dilatation catheter has been used during revascularization surgery to dilate lesions which potentially could limit the runoff of the saphenous bypass grafts. A total of 34 lesions were dilated in 25 patients. Restudy of 12 patients (15 lesions) demonstrated positive results and no...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wallsh E,Franzone AJ,Clauss RH,Bruno MS,Steichen F,Stertzer SH

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1969 to 1985, 129 patients with combined pancreatoduodenal injuries were treated at one urban trauma center. A total of 104 patients (80.6%) had penetrating wounds, and multiple visceral and vascular injuries were usually associated with the pancreatoduodenal injury. Primary repair or resection of one or both org...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Martin TD,Cruse PA,Graham JM,Burch JM,Mattox KL,Bitondo CG,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because neural invasion (NI) is still inconsistently reported and not well characterized within gastrointestinal malignancies (GIMs), our aim was to determine the exact prevalence and severity of NI and to elucidate the true impact of NI on patient's prognosis. BACKGROUND:The union internationale contre le ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liebl F,Demir IE,Mayer K,Schuster T,DʼHaese JG,Becker K,Langer R,Bergmann F,Wang K,Rosenberg R,Novotny AR,Feith M,Reim D,Friess H,Ceyhan GO

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, a national program that introduced financial penalties for high readmission rates for certain medical conditions, had a "spillover" effect on surgical conditions. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:During the past decade, ther...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mehtsun WT,Papanicolas I,Zheng J,Orav EJ,Lillemoe KD,Jha AK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of penetrating cardiac trauma in 1985 and 1986 in Jefferson County, Alabama, where patients dying of penetrating trauma received autopsies, were retrospectively reviewed. All hospitals in the county plus the single coroner's office provided the records of the 72 patients comprising this study. Incidents occu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Naughton MJ,Brissie RM,Bessey PQ,McEachern MM,Donald JM Jr,Laws HL

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to determine whether the severity of inhalation injury evokes an immune response measurable at the systemic level and to further characterize the balance of systemic pro- and anti-inflammation early after burn and inhalation injury. BACKGROUND:Previously, we reported that the pulmonary inflammatory ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Davis CS,Janus SE,Mosier MJ,Carter SR,Gibbs JT,Ramirez L,Gamelli RL,Kovacs EJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many advances have occurred in recent years in the diagnosis, localization, and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. Several different operative choices for primary hyperparathyroidism also have been proposed--a unilateral approach versus the standard bilateral parathyroid exploration. The unilateral approach is ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kaplan EL,Yashiro T,Salti G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine has been used as primary immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients in our unit for the past decade. The overall clinical experience and long-term effects of the agent are reviewed. There were 461 consecutive recipients of kidney grafts; 379 received grafts from cadaver donors (CAD) and 82 from livin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tilney NL,Chang A,Milford EL,Whitley WD,Lazarus JM,Ramos EL,Strom TB,Carpenter CB,Kirkman RL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the injuries to children by acts against civilian populations (AACP). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Only 2 articles have focused on the spectrum and severity of injuries to children by AACP. METHODS:A retrospective case study of children 0 to 18 years old who were entered into the Israel National ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Amir LD,Aharonson-Daniel L,Peleg K,Waisman Y,Israel Trauma Group.

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess survival after liver resection and transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) beyond Milan criteria. BACKGROUND:The role of liver resection and transplantation remains controversial for patients with HCC beyond Milan criteria. Resection of advanced tumors and transplantation u...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zaydfudim VM,Vachharajani N,Klintmalm GB,Jarnagin WR,Hemming AW,Doyle MB,Cavaness KM,Chapman WC,Nagorney DM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after burn injury as an independent risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality over initial hospitalization and 1-year follow-up. BACKGROUND:Variability in fluid resuscitation and difficulty recognizing early sepsis are major barriers to preventi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thalji SZ,Kothari AN,Kuo PC,Mosier MJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of metastatic spread among patients with early-stage pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors has not been well established. The authors sought to evaluate whether the new TNM staging systems proposed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) are prog...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Strosberg JR,Cheema A,Weber JM,Ghayouri M,Han G,Hodul PJ,Kvols LK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of clinically significant decision conflict (CSDC) among patients undergoing cancer surgery and associations with postoperative physical activity, as measured through smartphone accelerometer data. BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer face challenging treatment decisions, which may lea...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Panda N,Solsky I,Cauley CE,Lipsitz S,Desai EV,Huang EJ,Benjamin EM,Lubitz CC,Onnela JP,Haynes AB

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00