Evaluation of methylation in the lysate of sentinel lymph nodes for detecting breast cancer metastasis: A diagnostic accuracy study.

The restriction enzyme-based digital methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (RE-dMSP) assay is useful for diagnosing sentinel lymph node (SN) metastasis in patients with breast cancer, by detecting tumor-derived methylated Ras association domain-containing protein 1 (RASSF1A). In addition, this assay has high concordance (95.0%) with one-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA).

[A Resected Case of Hemorrhagic Hepatic Cyst Difficult to Differentiate from Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Liver].

Case: A 77-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for detailed examination of a cystic liver tumor. Contrast-enhanced CT and MRIshowed a cystic liver tumor with an enhanced mural nodule in S6 of the liver. Under a preoperative diagnosis of hemorrhagic hepatic cyst and mucinous cystic neoplasm(MCN)of the liver, extended posterior segmentectomy was performed.

Predictive Factors of Postoperative Delirium in Patients After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Background: Postoperative delirium is a common serious complication after various types of surgery. However, the incidence and predictive factors associated with delirium after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) have not been investigated. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the incidence and predictive factors of postoperative delirium in patients who underwent PD.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium in Patients After Hepatectomy.

Backgrounds: Postoperative delirium is a common complication after surgery. However, the incidence and risk factors associated with delirium after liver resection have not been clarified. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for delirium in patients that underwent liver resections.

The Experience of Human Milk Banking for 8 Years: Korean Perspective.

Human milk banks are a solution for mothers who cannot supply their own breast milk to their sick or hospitalized infants; premature infants, in particular, are unable to receive a full volume of breast milk for numerous reasons. As of December 2015, there was only one milk bank in a university hospital in Korea. We reviewed the basic characteristics of donors and recipients, and the amounts and contamination of breast milk donated at the Human Milk Bank in Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong in Korea from 2008 to 2015.

Evaluation of capillary zone electrophoresis for charge heterogeneity testing of monoclonal antibodies.

Within pharmaceutical industry charge heterogeneity testing of biopharmaceuticals has to be reproducible and fast. It should pass method validation according to ICH Q2. Classical approaches for the analysis of the charge heterogeneity of biopharmaceuticals are ion exchange chromatography (IEC) and isoelectric focusing (IEF).

Development and evaluation of the Web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students.

Purpose: This study developed a web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students and evaluated the course's content, system, and student-satisfaction.

Methods: This study was done in three stages, the development of the web-based wound care course, the implementation and evaluation of the course. The course was developed based on the ARCS model.