125 Cases of duodenoduodenostomy in pancreas transplantation: a single-centre experience of an alternative enteric drainage.

Several exocrine drainage procedures have been successfully developed to perform pancreas transplantation (PT). Retroperitoneal graft placement allows exocrine drainage via direct duodenoduodenostomy (DD). This technique provides easy access for endoscopic surveillance and biopsy.

Predicting quality of deceased donor kidneys: the harvesting surgeon as a prognostic factor?

Introduction: The quality of donor organs is a crucial factor with regard to graft survival and function in kidney transplant recipients. The prognostic importance of surgeon-related factors during organ harvesting on graft quality has been almost unknown. Our aim was to find out whether surgical expertise as reflected by the time required for kidney retrieval influences graft survival.

Soil respiration in Tibetan alpine grasslands: belowground biomass and soil moisture, but not soil temperature, best explain the large-scale patterns.

The Tibetan Plateau is an essential area to study the potential feedback effects of soils to climate change due to the rapid rise in its air temperature in the past several decades and the large amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, particularly in the permafrost. Yet it is one of the most under-investigated regions in soil respiration (Rs) studies. Here, Rs rates were measured at 42 sites in alpine grasslands (including alpine steppes and meadows) along a transect across the Tibetan Plateau during the peak growing season of 2006 and 2007 in order to test whether: (1) belowground biomass (BGB) is most closely related to spatial variation in Rs due to high root biomass density, and (2) soil temperature significantly influences spatial pattern of Rs owing to metabolic limitation from the low temperature in cold, high-altitude ecosystems.

Dimensional ridge alterations following socket preservation using a nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite paste: a histomorphometrical study in dogs.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the histological response and dimensional ridge alterations following application of a nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite paste (NHA) into fresh extraction sockets in dogs. Immediately following vertical tooth separation and extraction, NHA was inserted in the extraction socket of the second molar in the lower jaws of 10 dogs. Untreated extraction sites on the opposite side served as controls.

Specificity of computerized physician order entry has a significant effect on the efficiency of workflow for critically ill patients.

Background: Critically ill patients require rapid care, yet they are also at risk for morbidity from the potential complications of that care. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is advocated as a tool to reduce medical errors, improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery, and improve outcomes. Little is known regarding the essential attributes of CPOE in the intensive care unit (ICU).