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Circulatory Arrest and Renal Function in Open-Heart Surgery on Infants
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of circulatory arrest on renal function in open-heart surgery on infants. Renal function was described by diuresis, urine/plasma creatinine ratio, creatinine clea...
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Second German consensus on immunogenetic donor search for allotransplantation of hematopoietic stem cells
The present paper summarizes the results of the second German consensus meeting on immunogenetic donor search for allotransplantation of hematopoietic stem cells held in Essen in November 1999 under the auspi...
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Synchrotron Radiation µCT : A Reference Tool for the Characterization of Bone Samples
Tomographic techniques are attractive for the analysis of bone micro-architecture since they are non-destructive and may provide images of bone samples in three dimensions. Currently, two modalities are availa...
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Transplant activities in Germany in 1998 – a survey facilitated by the National Registry for Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
To improve the infrastructure of hemopoietic stem-cell transplantations in our country, the German Registry for Hemopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantations (DRST) was established in 1998. The present paper summari...
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Are IL-6, IL-10 and PCT plasma concentrations more reliable than APACHE-III or SAPS-II for the individual mortality risk prediction in severe sepsis?
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Endosonographic examination of gastrointestinal anastomoses with suspected locoregional tumor recurrence
Endoscopic ultrasound is considered one of the best tools for the preoperative staging of esophageal, gastric, and rectal carcinoma. Depending on the individual investigator, the sensitivity of preoperative tu...
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Kinetics and characteristics of an acute phase response following cardiac arrest
Objective: Inflammation and hypoxia are frequently associated, but their interaction is poorly understood. In vitro studies have shown that hypoxia stimulates the genes of acute phase proteins (APP) and cytokines...
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Influence of Age and Sex on Vertebral Shape Indices Assessed by Radiographic Morphometry
Vertebral shape indices (VSI) assessed by radiographic morphometry are currently used to define vertebral fractures in clinical trials and epidemiologic studies on osteoporosis. However, there is little infor...
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Assessment of Microcirculation in VLBW infants by near infra red and red photoplethysmography (NIRP)
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Effects of blood viscosity on renal function during cardiopulmonary bypass - investigations in infants and experimental setting in pig kidneys
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Atrial natriuretic factor after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in liver cirrhosis and ascites
Background: The detailed mechanisms of ascites resolution after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) still remain unknown. Aim of the study was to investigate the influence of TIPS on endocrine f...
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Acute myeloid leukemia cells with low P-glycoprotein expression and high Rhodamine 123 efflux capacity display high clonogenicity
This study was designed to correlate the clonogenic capacity of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression level and P-gp-mediated efflux capacity. Fifty AML cell samples were tes...
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Prevalence and course of psychiatric disorders among nursing home admissions
Several studies have shown that psychiatric disorders are common in nursing homes, but information on the course of psychiatric morbidity shortly after admission is still lacking. Therefore, we interviewed 26...
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Effect of chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin on brown adipose tissue activity in fed and fasted rats
OBJECTIVES: Carbohydrate feeding stimulates, and fasting decreases the sympathetic nervous system activity and brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. This study was performed to assess the hypothesis that t...
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The urinary ratio of 5-hydroxytryptophol and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid in patients with chronic alcohol misuse
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Endogenous glucose production, gluconeogenesis and liver glycogen concentration in obese non-diabetic patients
Resting, post-absorptive endogenous glucose production (EGP), fractional gluconeogenesis and liver glycogen concentration were assessed in 6 lean and 5 obese non-diabetic subjects undergoing elective abdomina...
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Slow Variability (SV) of CBFV and Entrainment Phenomena in Infants During Halothane or Propofol Anaesthesia 119
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Psychiatric disorders in gynaecological, surgical and medical departments of general hospitals in an urban and a rural area of Austria
A total of 728 patients admitted to the medical, gynaecological and surgical departments of one urban and one rural general hospital in Austria were investigated for psychiatric morbidity. Using the Clinical I...
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Intercurrent complications in chronic alcoholic men admitted to the intensive care unit following trauma
A chronic alcoholic group following trauma was investigated to determine whether their ICU stay was longer than that of a non-alcoholic group and whether their intercurrent complication rate was increased
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The internal microarchitecture of vertebral bodies and its changes in osteoporosis