Clearance of Indocyanine Green in Severe Pediatric Burns.

Background: Clearance of indocyanine green dye (ICGc) reflects sinusoidal perfusion and hepatocyte cell membrane function. Thus, ICGc is a reflection of the functional reserve of intact hepatocytes. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of ICGc in severely burned children during the acute hospitalization and at the time of discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU).

Prepregnancy Fat Free Mass and Associations to Glucose Metabolism Before and During Pregnancy.

Objective: Our aim was to quantify the individual contribution of prepregnancy (PP) fat-free mass (FFM), expressed as [PP-FFM index (PP-FFMI) = FFM (kg)/height (m2)], on markers of glucose homeostasis before and during pregnancy.

Methods: Body composition was assessed in 43 women before pregnancy using air-displacement plethysmography. Blood was drawn at PP and gestational weeks ∼8 and 30.