Objective: To explore the benefits and risks of early enteral nutrition (EN) in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Methods: A single center retrospective review was performed including patients receiving ECMO for more than 24 h from May 2014 to July 2021.
Results: A total of sixty-five patients were enrolled, of which thirty-six patients (55.
In individuals with underlying chronic liver disease (CLD), hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a potential trigger of acute-on-chronic liver failure. In this systematic review, seven electronic databases were searched. Pooled incidence rates with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated by the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Long-term antiviral treatments are associated with a significantly lower hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients by reducing HBV DNA concentrations. However, it is still controversial whether antiviral strategies affect HCC development in antiviral treatment-naïve CHB patients. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of HCC in antiviral treatment-naïve CHB patients who were treated with Entecavir (ETV) and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and compare the efficacy of two treatment regimens in HCC reduction.
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