Annals of surgery
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To develop a nomogram to estimate the risk of SPLD (International Study Group of Liver Surgery definition grade B or C) and long-term survival in patients with HCC before hepatectomy. ⋯ The nomogram showed good performance in predicting both SPLD and OS. It could help surgeons select suitable HCC patients for hepatectomy.
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Observational Study
Pancreatic Stone Protein Predicts Sepsis in Severely Burned Patients Irrespective of Trauma Severity: A Monocentric Observational Study.
The burn victim's inherent state of hyperinflammation frequently camouflages septic events delaying the initiation of targeted intensive care therapy. Accurate biomarkers are urgently needed to support sepsis detection before patients' clinical deterioration. ⋯ PSP is able to differentiate between septic and nonseptic patients during acute burn care. Its steep rise up to 72 hours before clinically overt deterioration has the potential for physicians to timely initiate treatment with reduced mortality and costs.
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This study evaluates complications and reconstructive failure rates in implant-based reconstruction with radiotherapy. ⋯ Most patients had successful implant-based reconstructions after mastectomy and radiotherapy. Our study showed radiotherapy after direct-to-implant breast reconstruction had a lower rate of complications and reconstructive failure compared to tissue expander-implant reconstruction.