Predictive value of early postoperative lactate (<6 h) during normothermic machine perfusion and outcome after liver transplantation: results from a multicentre study.

Background: Biomarkers with strong predictive capacity towards transplantation outcome for livers undergoing normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) are needed. We investigated lactate clearing capacity as a basic function of liver viability during the first 6 h of NMP.

Methods: A trial conducted in 6 high-volume transplant centres in Europe.

HPV and Covid-19 Era: effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions on HPV transmission.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the commonest viral cause of sexually transmitted infections. The impact of social distance measures due to Covid-19 pandemic on HPV spread is unknown. Therefore, this study has analyzed the seven-year trend of HPV prevalence in all patients tested for HPV DNA at the Microbiology and Virology Unit at Bari Policlinico.

Sustained Hemostasis With the Padlock™ Over-the-scope Clip for Gastric Fundus Dieulafoy's Lesion in the Setting of Anticoagulation Following Hemorrhagic Shock From Two Dieulafoy's Lesions.

Dieulafoy's lesions (DLs) are a rare and difficult-to-identify cause of acute gastrointestinal bleeding that can lead to hemorrhagic shock. We present a case of a 23-year-old previously healthy male presenting with melenic stools and hemorrhagic shock. Computed tomography of abdomen and pelvis with oral and intravenous contrast showed a possible source of hemorrhage as a hyperdense intraluminal material within the stomach.