Hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit.

Patients in the intensive care unit are often critically ill with inadequate tissue perfusion and oxygenation. This inadequate delivery of substrates at the cellular level is a common definition of shock. Hemodynamic monitoring is the observation of cardiovascular physiology.

Mechanisms of primary operative failure and results of remedial operation in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Introduction: Resection and drainage operations achieve long-term pain relief in approximately 85% of patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). In patients who develop recurrent pain, a few data exist on the long-term results of remedial operations.

Materials And Methods: Over an 18-year period (1988-2006), 316 patients with CP had primary resection or drainage operations at our institution.