A Pilot Study of Urine Oxytocin as an Objective Biomarker for Chronic Pain.

Measuring pain objectively or quantitatively is difficult. Since urine oxytocin (OXT) concentration has been reported to be potentially associated with chronic pain. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the relationship between changes in numerical rating scale (NRS) score following nerve block and urine OXT concentration in patients with chronic pain.

06CC2 Enhanced the Expression of Intestinal Uric Acid Excretion Transporter in Mice.

ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) is responsible for the excretion of foreign substances, such as uric acid (UA) and indoxyl sulfate (IS), from the body. Given the importance of increased ABCG2 expression in UA excretion, we investigated the enhancement of intestinal ABCG2 expression using 06CC2 (LP06CC2). Mice were reared on a potassium oxonate-induced high-purine model at doses of 0.

Effect of Recipient Age on Perioperative Complications after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

It has not been clear how recipient age affects the incidence of serious complications after pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We investigated the records of 42 pediatric patients receiving LDLT, dividing our sample into two groups: the infant group (aged < 1 year) and the non-infant group (aged ≥ 1 year and ≤15 years). The primary outcome was postoperative complications assessed using the Clavien-Dindo classification.

Impact of Albumin Infusion Compared With Crystalloid Infusion on Organ Function After Liver Transplantation in Adult Patients.

Objectives: To compare the clinical benefit of using albumin versus crystalloids for volume resuscitation on organ function in adult patients after liver transplantation.

Design: A retrospective cohort study SETTING: Data from a tertiary care facility electronic medical records on liver transplantation patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Patients: Adults admitted to the ICU after liver transplantation.

Epidural versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on pain relief and recovery after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: randomized clinical trial.

Background: Epidural analgesia (EDA) is a main modality for postoperative pain relief in major open abdominal surgery within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol. However, it remains unclear whether EDA is an imperative modality in laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG). This study examined non-inferiority of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) to EDA in terms of postoperative pain and recovery in patients who underwent LG.