Publications by authors named "C F Kure"
Limitations of the inotrope score use as a measure of primary graft dysfunction.
J Heart Lung Transplant
October 2024
Allograft dysfunction is the major cause of early morbidity and mortality following cardiac transplantation. Poor graft function can be secondary to transplant complications or, when no identifiable cause is present, primary graft dysfunction (PGD). To standardize the definition of PGD, a consensus conference was convened which produced a document that defines severity categories and criteria for assessing left and right ventricular dysfunction.
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- Rib fixation is a common treatment for patients with flail chest who are on ventilators, but its effectiveness for other groups is less clear and not well-studied.
- This new meta-analysis focused only on randomized controlled trials and included 752 patients to assess the true benefits of rib fixation compared to non-operative treatments.
- Results showed that rib fixation significantly lowers the rates of pneumonia and reduces hospital and ICU stays, although it didn’t show any major quality of life improvements at the 6-month mark.
Objectives: Right ventricular failure following implantation of a durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a major driver of mortality. Reported survival following biventricular (BiVAD) or total artificial heart (TAH) implantation remains substantially inferior to LVAD alone. We report our outcomes with LVAD and BiVAD HeartMate 3 (HM3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. More than half of patients with HCC present with advanced stage, and highly active systemic therapies are crucial for improving outcomes. Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based therapies have emerged as novel therapy options for advanced HCC.
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