UNLABELLED Organ shortage has forced transplant teams to progressively expand the acceptance of marginal donors. METHODS We performed a comparative analysis of the post-transplant evolution depending on donor age (group I: less than 70 years old (n=474) vs. group II: 70 or more years old [n=105]) over a 10 year period (2002-2011). RESULTS Donors over 70 years old were similar to donors less...

We read the article by Hiestand et al. entitled, “Manometric Subtypes of Ineffective Esophageal Motility” with great interest. The authors have presented subclassification for the manometric diagnosis of ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) which is defined as≥50% ineffective swallows. Authors have subclassified IEM into more severe IEM-Persistens (IEM-P) and less severe IEM-Alternans (IEM-A) ...

Background: The barostat is considered the gold standard for evaluation of proximal gastric motility especially for the accommodation response to a meal. The procedure is invasive because it involves the introduction of an intragastric catheter and bag and is not always well tolerated. Moreover, the barostat bag itself may influence motility. Nowadays Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is able to...

Background/Aims Little data exists about esophageal body dysmotility and reflux patterns in refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (RGERD) patients off therapy. We aimed to evaluate effects of esophageal body dysmotility on reflux parameters in RGERD patients by combining impedance-pH monitoring and high-resolution manometry (HRM). Methods We retrospectively reviewed the impedance-pH data...

To determine the effect of energy intake on semen characteristics and libido, pubertal Angus (n = 10) and Senepol (n = 10) bulls (approximately 16 months of age and 816 lb) were stratified by age and weight between two treatments. Treatments were diets that provided 75% (LOW) or 150% (HIGH) of maintenance metabolizable energy requirements. Diets were group fed for 112 days (June through Septemb...

The aim of this research was to assess the effect age and body weight on semen quality. material used secondary data 50 Bali Bull from 2012 2018 which were grouped as follows. Age 2–4 years: (BW) low (260-408 kg), medium (409-557 kg) high (558-706 kg). 5–7 BW (314-470 (471-627 (628-784 8-10 (481-580 (581-680 (681-780 method in is a case study. obtained analyzed by using Nested Completely Random...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) has no benefit in terms of anastomotic healing, infection rate, or improvement in the postoperative course in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery, and that it should be abandoned. However, the effect of MBP on postoperative gastrointestinal motility has been assessed subjectively. In this randomized trial, we o...

The present study was designed to investigate whether absolute work rate (WR) affects Phase I pulmonary oxygen uptake (Vo(2)(p)) duration during moderate-intensity (Mod) exercise and to compare two methods for estimating Phase I Vo(2)(p) duration (P(I-Dur)). Fourteen males (24 ± 5 yr) each completed 4-8 repetitions of Mod transitions from 20 W to 50, 70, 90, 110, and 130 W. P(I-Dur) was identif...