AASLD Abstracts 220–442
24 September 2008
Meetings At‐A‐Glance/AASLD Awards
24 September 2008
AASLD Program
24 September 2008
AASLD Abstracts 443–675
24 September 2008
AASLD Abstracts 895–1142
24 September 2008
Category Index
24 September 2008
Hemodynamic and metabolic efficacy of dopamine versus norepinephrine in a brain‐dead swine model
Ahmed Zaky, Ernesto A. Pretto, Steven A. Earle, Emanuele Piraccini, Jennifer E. Zuccarelli, Kristopher L. Arheart, Kenneth G. Proctor – 28 August 2008 – We tested the hypothesis that hepatosplanchnic and systemic hemodynamics are improved with equi‐effective doses of dopamine (DA) versus norepinephrine (NE) in a brain‐dead swine model. Pigs (n = 18) were anesthetized and ventilated. Brain death was induced by epidural balloon inflation, hypoventilation, and hypoxia. After 30 minutes, mechanical ventilation was restored without anesthesia.
Comment on a prospective evaluation of computerized tomographic (CT) scanning as a screening modality for esophageal varices
Giancarlo Spinzi, Natalia Terreni, Giovanna Mandelli, Silvia Paggi – 28 August 2008
Reply: Might rapid virological response be used as a stopping rule in liver transplant recipients treated with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin?
Nizar N. Zein, Ibrahim A. Hanouneh – 28 August 2008
Effect of hospital volume and teaching status on outcomes of acute liver failure
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Emily L. McGinley, Kia Saeian – 28 August 2008 – Acute liver failure (ALF) often requires multidisciplinary support. Higher hospital volumes have been associated with better outcomes for surgical procedures, but whether such a relationship exists for ALF has not been explored previously. In this study, our aim was to examine if hospital volume affects mortality from ALF.