Use of hyperthermia in the treatment of cancer and viral infection has received renewed interest. However, the in vivo relationship between hyperthermia and direct versus indirect effects upon hemostasis are incompletely defined, although we do know that disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a common sequel to heat stroke. The purpose of the present study was to more precisely define ...

BACKGROUND In this study the results of non-operative management of pediatric hepatic injury after blunt abdominal trauma were evaluated. METHODS Multitrauma patients (n = 498) admitted between 1998 and 2002 were analysed as for mechanism of trauma retrospectively. Liver injuries were classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Organ Injury Scaling System. Liv...

Background: Ingestion of caustic substances is the main reason for referral to Philippines National Poison Management and Control Center among other causes of acute poisoning. Rapid assessment of severity of injury is important for treatment and prognosis of these cases. This study was aimed to investigate the correlation of clinical factors with severity of gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal injury...

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly a common disease which is created by the accumulation of fat in the liver. About 20% of adults and 5% of children suffer from this disease. In some studies, half of obese children had fatty liver disease and approximately 90% of the patients with fatty liver were obese. The aim of this study was to evaluate fatty liver diseas...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of modified perihepatic packing (MPHP) in reducing the rate of re-bleeding rate after packing removal. METHODS This was an experimental study being performed in Shiraz animal laboratory. High grade liver parenchymal injury was induced in 30 transgenic Australian rabbits which were then divided into two groups. Group A (control) included 14 and group B (exper...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the epidemiological aspects, behavior, morbidity and treatment outcomes for liver trauma. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of patients over 13 years of age admitted to a university hospital from 1990 to 2010, submitted to surgery or nonoperative management (NOM). RESULTS 748 patients were admitted with liver trauma. The most common mechanism of injury was pen...

BACKGROUND Renal trauma in the pediatric population is predominately due to blunt mechanism of injury. Our purpose was to determine the associated injuries, features, incidence, management, and outcomes of kidney injuries resulting from blunt trauma in the pediatric population in a single level I trauma center. METHODS This was a retrospective chart and trauma registry review of all pediatric...

background: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is increasingly a common disease which is created by the accumulation of fat in the liver. about 20% of adults and 5% of children suffer from this disease. in some studies, half of obese children had fatty liver disease and approximately 90% of the patients with fatty liver were obese. the aim of this study was to evaluate fatty liver diseas...

conclusions any discrepancy between histopathologic changes in time-zero biopsies and pattern of early liver laboratory alterations may be considered as a warning for causes other than pri. objectives the aim of this study was to show the correlation between histopathologic changes of pri and the alterations in liver tests in the early post-transplantation period. materials and methods between ...