Interleukin 6 at reperfusion: A potent predictor of hepatic and extrahepatic early complications after liver transplantation.

Background And Aims: Ischemia-reperfusion injury impacts early liver graft function. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) as early as at reperfusion has shown to predict in-hospital complications, but its impact on vascular complications and long-term outcomes is not ascertained.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on all consecutive patients transplanted during a 6-year period to define significant early systemic inflammatory response (ESIR).

Real-Time Estimation of Core Infarct in Angiography Using Collateral Flow.

Background And Purpose: In order to attribute a diagnostic value to angiographic runs performed before revascularization, we aimed at developing a regional evaluation of leptomeningeal collateral flow that can be used to detect and predict infarction when performing stroke endovascular procedures.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated all consecutive patients treated for occlusions in the anterior circulation in our center between 2009 and 2013, with MRI imaging performed before the endovascular procedure. Two readers performed an evaluation of collateral circulation in 5 cortical regions based on the vascular anatomy.

[Advance directives in France. Ethical reflections].

Advanced directives are a legal support enshrined in the Leonetti Law (2005). While rooted in a defensive and militant context, they hallow a "French Way" and draw a turning point in the political recognition of the autonomy of patients. They imply responsibility as much as prudence.

Factors associated with overall and attributable mortality in invasive aspergillosis.

Background: Invasive aspergillosis is associated with high death rates. Factors associated with increased mortality have not yet been identified in a large population of patients with various underlying conditions.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 385 cases of suspected or documented aspergillosis that occurred during a 9-year period.