Impact of MELD Allocation System on Waiting List and Early Post-Liver Transplant Mortality.

Background And Aims: MELD allocation system has changed the clinical consequences on waiting list (WL) for LT, but its impact on mortality has been seldom studied. We aimed to assess the ability of MELD and other prognostic scores to predict mortality after LT.

Methods: 301 consecutive patients enlisted for LT were included, and prioritized within WL by using the MELD-score according to: hepatic insufficiency (HI), refractory ascites (RA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Adherence to a predefined vaccination program in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Introduction: The application of vaccination programs in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is heterogeneous and generally deficient. As a result, adherence in these patients to a predefined vaccination program has not been clearly established. The aim of this study was to estimate adherence to a predefined vaccination program among patients with IBD and to identify the factors that may predict poor adherence.

[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with anatomic abnormalities of the stomach due to surgery].

Introduction: In patients who have undergone partial gastric resections, the difficulty of performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is increased due to the resulting anatomic abnormality.

Aim: To review our experience of ERCP in patients with Billroth II gastrectomy and other types of gastrectomy (Billroth I and indeterminate) in our center.

Material And Methods: We included all patients with Billroth II gastrectomy or other types of gastrectomy undergoing ERCP in a 19-year period.

[Pneumatic dilation in the treatment of achalasia].

Introduction: Pneumatic dilation and surgical myotomy are currently the procedures of choice to treat achalasia. The selection of one or other treatment depends on the experience of each center and patient preferences.

Background And Aims: To review the experience of pneumatic dilation in patients with achalasia in our center.

[Early evaluation of anaemia in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding: venous blood gas analysis compared to conventional laboratory].

Background And Objective: Evaluation of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (AGB) requires early clinical evaluation and analysis. The aim of this study is to evaluate early concordance of hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (HTC) levels determined by conventional venous blood gas analysis (VBG) and by conventional Laboratory in Emergencies (LAB).

Patients And Methods: Observational and prospective study of patients admitted in the Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Unit with both high and low AGB.