Publications by authors named "Lan Anh Galloway"

Objective: To determine if removing an ovary for ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) increased rates of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in girls undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Institutional review board approval was obtained from all 3 clinical sites.

Design: Multicenter retrospective cohort study SETTING: Academic children's hospitals PATIENTS: Females aged 2-21 who underwent BMT with or without OTC from 2010 to 2017.

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Introduction: To identify prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) from gynecologic malignancy (GM), with the goal of improving patient selection for urinary diversion.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of 126 patients with MUO from GM at two academic centers from 2011-2019. Factors related to OS identified by Cox regression proportional hazard model.

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  • This study focused on the complications of bleeding and thrombosis in COVID-19 patients on venovenous ECMO support.
  • Researchers found that nonsurvivors had significantly higher levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), worse platelet/fibrinogen function, and elevated D-dimer compared to survivors.
  • There was also a notable link between inflammatory markers and coagulation issues in nonsurvivors, who experienced higher rates of complications like bleeding, ischemia, acute renal failure, and bloodstream infections.
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