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BACKGROUND:Infection remains a major contributor to morbidity and mortality following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Selective bowel decontamination (SBD) in hospitalized patients is one strategy for prophylaxis. METHODS:A retrospective case-control study was performed using 18 consecutive hospitalized patients receiving SBD prior to OLT during the period September 1995 to September 1996. Eighteen consecutive hospitalized patients without SBD transplanted during the period March 1995 to September 1995 served as a historical control group. RESULTS:Selective bowel decontamination was associated with a significantly decreased prevalence of positive cultures for gram-negative bacteria and fungi and reduced overall hospital charges. CONCLUSION:In hospitalized patients awaiting OLT, SBD is an effective prophylactic measure against infectious morbidity associated with gram-negative bacteria and fungi.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Kuo PC,Bartlett ST,Lim JW,Plotkin JS,Wilson S,Johnson LBdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(97)00185-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-12-01 00:00:00pages
745-8; discussion 749issue
6eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002961097001852journal_volume
174pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our swine model of pulmonary contusion (PC) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) was initially complicated by renal failure, hyperkalemia, and premature death. To study the effects of novel therapies on organ failure, improved survival was necessary requiring the design of an aggressive treatment regimen. METHODS:A...
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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abstract：:Understanding variation in perioperative opioid exposure and its effect on patients' outcomes is critical for pain management. This study characterized perioperative exposure to morphine and its association with postoperative pain and 30-day readmissions. We utilized nationwide Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA)...
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abstract：:1. Approximately 40,000 cases of cancer of the head and neck (excluding skin) are diagnosed each year. 2. Approximately 20,000 of these cases and 30,000 cases of skin cancer are treated by 366 head and neck cancer surgeons. 3. Ninety per cent of the cases are treated by 63 per cent of the surgeons. 4. Fifty-eight per ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
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doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90239-1
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00009-9
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma readmissions have been well studied but little data exists regarding Emergency Department (ED) utilization following an injury. This study was performed to determine the factors associated with a return to the ED after trauma. METHODS:A retrospective review of all adult trauma patients evaluated betw...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.046
更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.026
更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80537-9
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90338-0
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更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90196-x
更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Luminal pressure may injure the gut mucosa in obstruction, ileus, or inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:We formed Roux-en-Y anastomoses in 19 mice, creating proximal and defunctionalized partially obstructed limbs and a distal limb to vary luminal pressure and flow. We induced mucosal ulcers by serosal ace...
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.041
更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.04.017
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.12.021
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90378-6
更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00
