BACKGROUND/PURPOSE There has been no report describing the optimal clamping method for biliary drainage tubes in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), although biliary splinting and drainage plays an important role in this procedure. METHODS When performing LDLT, we generally use a 2-mm drainage tube for the splint at the biliary anastomosis, and externalize it through the lower common b...

The hemodynamic consequences and myocardial blood flow alterations associated with cross-clamping of the thoracic aorta were studied during pentobarbital (control), halothane (1 MAC), and isoflurane (1 MAC) anesthesia in dogs with a critical stenosis of the left circumflex coronary artery. Aortic clamping at the level of the diaphragm resulted in significant and equivalent increases in mean aor...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the frequency, the indications and techniques of vascular clamping during liver resection and during thermal destruction therapies, as currently used by hepatic surgeons throughout Europe. METHODS A web-based questionnaire was distributed among 621 physicians, including all members of the European Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the European Surgical A...

The renal and proximal tubule response to contralateral kidney exclusion was studied in a variety of circumstances. Recollection micropuncture studies were performed to assess the response to contralateral kidney clamping in the normal or a remnant kidney of the dog. Acute clamping of the contralateral kidney for a normal and unilateral remnant kidney resulted in marked reduction in proximal TF...

Joining dissimilar materials is always a challenging and interesting topic for researchers industries. Friction drill joining, as solid-state process, novel approach to connecting similar materials. Dissimilar metals, especially ultra-high-strength steels aluminum alloys, are used significantly the mass reduction of automotive bodies, reduce CO2 emissions in industry. In current work, friction ...

Lethal spring traps are widely used for killing small mammals in the UK. Many require government approval, based primarily on humaneness. However, mole traps and break-back traps for rats and mice are exempt; those available vary widely in price and apparent quality. The EU is considering implementing a Trapping Directive that would alter UK legislation, and a recent report advised the EU that ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short term clinical effects of delayed cord clamping in preterm neonates. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING A tertiary care neonatal unit from October 2013 to September 2014. PARTICIPANTS 78 mothers with preterm labor between 27 to 316/7 weeks gestation. INTERVENTION Early cord clamping (10 s), delayed cord clamping (60 s) or delayed cord clamping (60...

The time course of the relationship between force, shortening velocity, and length during shortening was examined in mammalian heart muscle in calcium (Ca)-containing solutions and solutions with strontium (Sr) substituted for Ca by imposing load clamps of various amplitudes at various times during external shortening. The onset of this force-velocity-length relationship was measured by abruptl...