Early Measurement of Indocyanine Green Clearance Accurately Predicts Short-Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.

Background: There are no accurate tools to predict short-term mortality or the need for early retransplantation after liver transplantation (LT). A noninvasive measurement of indocyanine green clearance, the plasma disappearance rate (PDR), has been associated with initial graft function.

Methods: We evaluated the ability of PDR to predict early mortality or retransplantation after LT.

[The effects of carbonation on 2% mepivacaine in epidural anesthesia].

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effects of 2% carbonated mepivacaine in arthroscopic surgery of the knee.

Patients And Method: Thirty patients were enrolled in this prospective, double-blind study, and randomly assigned to two groups to receive 2% mepivacaine plus saline (group I, n = 15) or 2% mepivacaine plus bicarbonate soda. The alkalinized solution was prepared by adding 0.