Publications by authors named "H P Arbogast"
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- The study aimed to evaluate how effective CT-guided drainage (CTD) is for managing fluid collections after liver transplants, looking at technical success, clinical outcomes, and complications.
- Over a period from 2005 to 2020, 91 drain placements were conducted with a technical success rate of 93.4%, while clinical success rates varied, showing a notable recovery in inflammatory markers within days.
- The findings suggest that CTD is highly effective, requiring no surgical revisions in most cases, and highlighted a reduction in radiation exposure during procedures in the later years of the study.
Objective: Anastomotic leakage, surgical site infections, and other infectious complications are still common complications in gastrointestinal surgery. The concept of perioperative antibiotic bowel decontamination demonstrates beneficial effects in single randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but data from routine clinical use are still sparse. Our aim was to analyze the data from the routine clinical use of perioperative antibiotic bowel decontamination in gastrointestinal surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The long-term outcomes of both pancreas and islet allotransplantation have been compromised by difficulties in the detection of early graft dysfunction at a time when a clinical intervention can prevent further deterioration and preserve allograft function. The lack of standardized strategies for monitoring pancreas and islet allograft function prompted an international survey established by an International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association/European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association working group.
Methods: A global survey was administered to 24 pancreas and 18 islet programs using Redcap.
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- * Both simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) and pancreas transplant alone enhance long-term survival and significantly improve recipients' quality of life, outweighing potential downsides.
- * SPK performed before dialysis offers better outcomes than after dialysis, which adversely affects survival rates, suggesting that kidney grafts should be preferentially allocated to SPK candidates.
Background: Pedestrian-related injuries are a significant contributor to preventable mortality and disability in children. We hypothesized that interactive pedestrian safety education is associated with increased knowledge, safe crosswalk behaviors, and lower incidence of pedestrian-related injuries in elementary school-aged children.
Methods: An interactive street-crossing simulation was implemented at target elementary schools in Los Angeles County beginning in 2009.