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Liver Transplantation for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Cirrhosis After Liver Resection: University of Bologna Experience
Is liver transplantation a safe and effective strategy for managing recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection for cirrhosis?
Journal Article, October 10, 2008
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Why and How to Use the Photographic Atlases of the American Registry of Pathology
William A. Gardner, MD, Executive Director, American Registry of Pathology, Silver Spring, Maryland, describes the importance of visual images to medicine.
Editorial, October 10, 2008
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Procalcitonin in Liver Transplantation: Are High Levels due to Donors or Recipients?
Do procalcitonin (PCT) levels predict complications in post orthotopic liver transplant recipients? Learn more about the source of PCT increase after transplantation.
Journal Article, October 8, 2008
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Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Dyslipidemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitive or non-inhibitive immunosuppresive agents may affect cholesterol and triglyceride levels post kidney transplant. This review summarizes related studies.
Journal Article, October 8, 2008
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Thirty-Seven Uninterrupted Years of Hemodialysis: A Case Report
The literature of extremely long-lived patients on uninterrupted hemodialysis is reviewed, and the clinical characteristics and complications of these patients are discussed.
Clinical Case, October 7, 2008
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Ethnocentrism Is an Unacceptable Rationale for Health Care Policy: A Critique of Transplant Tourism Position Statements
Transplant tourism has become a global market with far reaching consequences. What type of ethical guidance should international professional associations provide?
Journal Article, October 6, 2008
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Hemoglobin Level: A Risk Factor for Patient and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients
Can anemia be used as a generalized marker of outcome in renal transplant recipients?
Expert Viewpoint, October 6, 2008
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CME
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Compared to Standard Intraoperative Management in Patients Undergoing Major Hepatic Resection
For patients undergoing major liver resection, ANH is safe, effectively reduces the need for allogeneic transfusions, and should be considered for routine use.
Journal Article, October 3, 2008
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Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices
Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
Editorial, October 3, 2008
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CME/CE
The Astute Clinician: Filing High-Value Adverse Drug Event Reports
What information should you include in an ADE report? How is that information used?
Slide/Lecture Presentation, October 3, 2008
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CME
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Compared to Standard Intraoperative Management in Patients Undergoing Major Hepatic Resection
For patients undergoing major liver resection, ANH is safe, effectively reduces the need for allogeneic transfusions, and should be considered for routine use.
Journal Article, October 3, 2008
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CME/CE
Osteoporosis After Extrarenal Transplantation: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Management
The problem of osteoporosis begins before transplantation with end-stage organ disease and is exacerbated by posttransplant immunosuppression.
Clinical Review, October 2, 2008
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A Decade of Right Liver Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: The Recipient Mid-term Outcomes
The authors contend that with about one quarter of the recipients transplanted for HCC, a midterm survival rate of over 80% could be achieved for RLDLT.
Journal Article, September 30, 2008
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CME/CE
Communicating Drug Risks to Patients
Besides legal concerns, there are many positive reasons to inform patients about the effectiveness and safety of the drugs they are taking.
Clinical Review, September 30, 2008
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Unrelated Kidney Transplantation: Commerce and Kidney Vending In Pakistan
In this video blog Ron Shapiro, MD discusses kidney vending of unrelated kidney transplants in Pakistan.
Expert Viewpoint, September 26, 2008
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CME/CE
Cases from AHRQ WebM&M: What Was in Those Platelets?
Bacterial contamination has become the leading transfusion-transmitted infectious risk. Can you detect it?
Article, September 25, 2008
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Bias in Surgical Research
There are various types of bias in surgical research. How can they can be detected and avoided?
Journal Article, September 22, 2008
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A New Way to Train and Support the World's Health Workers
Erica Frank, MD, MPH, Professor, Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, and Founder, Executive Director, Health Sciences Online, describes an exciting new online science resource.
Editorial, September 22, 2008
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Economic Credentialing: Terminating Staff Privileges for Investing in a Competing Hospital
Jack R. Bierig, AB, JD, Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, teaches us about a serious hospital-medical staff conflict.
Editorial, September 19, 2008
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Why Fret About CKD in Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Patients Should Be Managed Like Other Patients With CKD
Bryan N. Becker, MD, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, analyzes the similarities in management between kidney transplant recipients and CKD patients.
Expert Viewpoint, September 17, 2008
