Publications by authors named "Caroline Burger"
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- Post-surgery liver failure is a major risk after extensive liver surgeries, and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have shown promise in improving outcomes based on earlier studies in pigs.
- This study investigated the mechanisms behind MSC's beneficial effects following significant liver resection, finding that MSC treatment reduced tissue damage and linked to decreased levels of thrombospondin-1 and TGF-β, which are involved in liver stress responses.
- The findings suggest that MSCs help maintain tissue integrity and support liver regeneration after surgery, potentially by regulating factors like thrombospondin-1 that influence the body's healing processes.
Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common nosocomial infections. In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began imposing financial penalties for institutions where CAUTI rates are higher than predicted. However, the surveillance definition for CAUTI is not a clinical diagnosis and may represent asymptomatic bacteriuria.
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