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  • ECMO is crucial in thoracic surgery, with a study analyzing outcomes of 22 patients over 8 years, showing benefits in cardiac and respiratory support.
  • Most patients (90.9%) were successfully decannulated, and 77.2% survived to discharge, though complications were reported, including hemorrhage and sepsis.
  • The study found no significant survival differences based on ECMO type (veno-venous or veno-arterial) or timing (pre- or post-surgery), emphasizing the need for surgeons to effectively manage ECMO indications and complications for optimal results.
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To investigate the synergistic lethal effect and mechanism of arsenic trioxide (ATO) and aclacinomycin (ACM) on human acute myeloid leukemia cell line KG-1a. Colony-forming assay was used to detect the proliferation of KG-1a cells treated with different concentration of ATO and ACM. Compusyn software was used to analyze the synergistic effect of ATO and ACM.

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Objective: To summarize the management of anastomotic leak following surgery for esophageal carcinoma.

Methods: The medical records of the patients developing digestive tract leak after surgery for esophageal carcinoma in our hospital from January 2003 to March 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: A total of 36 patients were included, in whom 13 developed cervical anastomotic leak, 18 had intra-thoracic anastomotic leak, and 5 had intra-thoracic gastric necrosis.

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