Publications by authors named "R Makar"
Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents in the Management of Complex Pelvic Abscesses.
Diagnostics (Basel)
December 2024
Background: Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are utilized in a wide range of therapeutic gastrointestinal applications. We present our experience with LAMS-assisted drainage of complex pelvic abscesses at a large safety-net hospital.
Methods: EUS-guided LAMS placements for pelvic abscesses from July 2020 to June 2024 were analyzed.
In patients with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP), autoantibodies against the metalloprotease ADAMTS13 lead to catastrophic microvascular thrombosis. However, the potential benefits of recombinant human ADAMTS13 (rADAMTS13) in patients with iTTP remain unknown. Here, we report the clinical use of rADAMTS13, which resulted in the rapid suppression of disease activity and complete recovery in a critically ill patient whose condition had proved to be refractory to all available treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To present a new method for displaying blood utilization data based on analysis of decision time intervals (DTIs).
Methods: Retrospective study of patients treated in a medical intensive care unit (ICU), surgical ICU, or postcardiac surgery ICU at an academic hospital between January 2018 and June 2023. Each patient's episode of care was divided into a series of DTIs.
Background: While prior studies of platelet transfusion in critical care have focused on transfusions given, proper analysis of clinical transfusion practice also requires consideration of the decision not to transfuse.
Study Design And Methods: We introduce a new method to assess transfusion practice based on decision time intervals (DTIs). Each patient's intensive care (ICU) stay was segmented into a series of DTIs defined by a time interval following results of a complete blood count (CBC).