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Filter by:Post-hepatectomy liver failure is one of the most feared complications by hepatic surgeons. When size of the future liver remnant (FLR) is regarded to be not sufficient to sustain post-hepatectomy liver function, techniques as preoperative portal vein embolization or two-stage hepatectomy/associating liver partition and portal vein ligation (ALPPS) can be performed. ALPPS induces rapid and extensive hypertrophy by portal vein ligation and in situ liver splitting. To date, feasibility of the second stage of ALPPS has been assessed only on the basis of standardized future liver remnant or future liver remnant on body weight. However, decrease of liver function between stages, measured by means of laboratory parameters, has been demonstrated to be associated with higher 90-day mortality, regardless of FLR volume. In other words, this volumetric increase may not reflect the increase of liver function.
The aim of this study is to evaluate early clotting disorders through thromboelastogram and anticoagulant proteins levels (maybe also endothelial markers) and liver function by indocyanine green clearance after major liver resection and search for a potential relationship between them.
The ALFSG-MBT protocol is for a multicenter, open label, non-randomized study to determine the value of Breath Identification® (BreathID®) N-(4-Methoxy-13C-phenyl)acetamide (13C-Methacetin) Breath Test System in predicting the outcome of patients diagnosed with severe acute liver injury that is not related to acetaminophen overdose or acute liver failure who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria. Up to 200 evaluable patients will be enrolled. An evaluable patient is one who has completed one or more breath tests for at least 30 minutes after administration of the 13C-Methacetin solution (test substrate). The Breath Test will be performed up to five times during the study period on all enrolled patients. The first Breath Test will be performed upon admission into the study (Day 1) and repeated on Days 2, 3, 5 and 7 provided no contra-indications are present. Each test continuously measures changes in the metabolism of the 13C-Methacetin in order to assess the improvement or deterioration in liver metabolic function about improvement or deterioration in liver metabolic function. If an enrolled non-APAP ALI or ALF patient receives a liver transplant, is discharged /transferred from the hospital or dies prior to Day 7, additional Breath Tests will not be performed. Patients will be contacted for the Day 21 follow up (21 days after enrollment into the trial) to determine spontaneous survival, transplantation and occurrence of serious adverse events since the patient's last study treatment.
All the children with acute liver failure who are candidates for transplant but have constraints for transplant will be randomized either to receive standard medical therapy or high volume plasma exchange along with standard medical therapy with the aim to assess the effect of high volume plasma exchange on transplant free survival.
The study will be conducted on patients admitted to Department of Hepatology from Jan 2016 to Jan 2018 at Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. Study group will comprise of patients with acute liver failure (ALF) who have no option for liver transplant (due to any reason) or have contraindications for liver transplant or have no prospective living donor and will be assessed for enrollment in the trial.
Study population: Patients admitted or seen in OPD (Out Patient Department), Department of Hepatology. Study design- Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Study period-January 2016 to May 2017 Intervention- Subjects will be randomized into 3 groups Group A subjects will receive ω3 PUFA (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) (10% Omegavan 100 ml). Group B- will receive ω6 PUFA (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) (10% Intralipid 100 ml). Group C -Placebo group Monitoring and assessment- :- The following tests will be done in these patients:- 1. Complete clinical examination. 2. Serum electrolytes- sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate levels 3. BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) 4. Serum free fatty acid levels 5. Lipid profile. 6. Arterial ammonia 7. Arterial lactate 8. Blood sugar and serum insulin levels
Data for stool microbiome will be collected for all the chronic hepatitis B subjects (pre cirrhotic,compensated,decompensated and reactivation). All the in and out patient with Hepatitis B reactivation will be recruited and randomized into two arms. Group 1 Tenofovir Group 2 Tenofovir with FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplant). Tenofovir would be given 300 mg once daily FMT through NJ (Naso-Jejunal) tube for 7 days.
A prospective, multisite study to evaluate the Impact of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella ProQuad® vaccination in pediatric patients 6-24 months of age who are being considered and/or evaluated for any solid organ transplant (heart, liver or kidney)
Multicentre, open, randomised, and controlled trial conducted in patients diagnosed with acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria.The objective of GRAFT-trial is to evaluate efficacy and safety of subcutaneously administered granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with ACLF. All patients will receive standard medical care for ACLF according to the guidelines. Patients in the experimental arm additional receive subcutaneous injections of G-CSF.
This study will assess the feasibility of lower limb-ischemia induced Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) in the perioperative period before, during, and after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT). Remote ischemic conditioning will consist of 3 cycles of 5 minutes of lower limb ischemia induced via a mid-thigh pneumatic tourniquet, followed by 5 minutes of reperfusion. Interventions will take place after anesthesia induction but before surgery, at the completion of the procedure, and on the mornings of post-operative days 1-4.