Fluid optimization with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 compared with modified fluid gelatin guided by esophageal Doppler during major abdominal surgeries.

Perioperative fluid therapy has a direct bearing on patient outcome and accordingly should be tailored individually. Thus the efficacy of HES 130/0.4 was compared to modified fluid gelatin for volume expansion during major abdominal surgery guided by transesophageal Doppler (TED).

Hepatitis C virus genotype distribution in Egyptian diabetic patients: a preliminary study.

Background And Study Aims: There is controversy regarding whether a specific hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype is associated with diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to investigate HCV genotype distribution in diabetics and its relation to some clinical and laboratory variables in HCV-positive diabetic versus non-diabetic Egyptians in East Delta.

Patients And Methods: The study included 100 HCV-positive patients of which 66 were diabetic in addition to 35 healthy adults as a control group.