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BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased short-term and long-term mortality and morbidity after lung transplantation (LT). The primary objective of this study was to analyze the perioperative factors associated with AKI according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) criteria during hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU) after LT. METHODS This was a single-center, observational, prospective study. AKI was defined according to KDIGO criteria. Results are expressed as median, interquartile range, absolute numbers, and percentages. Statistical analyses were performed using χ2 test, Fisher exact test, and Mann-Whitney U test. P 3 days (odds ratio [OR] 4.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.49; 13.63] P = .010 and OR 5.56 [1.25; 11.47] P = .018, respectively). AKI and the need for renal replacement therapy were significantly associated with ICU mortality, 28-day mortality, and 1-year mortality. CONCLUSION AKI is common during ICU stay after LT, especially after bilateral LT, and is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and increased short-term and long-term mortality. BACKGROUND Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in recipients of lung transplant (LTX) is associated with chronic allograft rejection, presumably via microaspiration that damages airway epithelium. Most LTX programs perform a single post-LTX esophageal study to evaluate for GER; the efficacy of this test is unclear. METHODS Patients with 1 year of post-LTX follow-up, including routine bronchoscopies with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples as well as high-resolution esophageal manometry and pH probe monitoring (HREMpH), were evaluated. BALF samples were analyzed with competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect bile salts, which are indicative of aspiration. These results were compared to results of HREMpH studies post LTX. RESULTS Ninety BALF samples were analyzed for bile salts and acted as disease positive for this evaluation. Of the 13 HREMpH cases, 8 were positive for GER, but only 3 were positive for bile salts via assay. Of the 5 HREMpH-negative cases, 2 experienced aspiration. A solitary HREMpH study had 60.0% sensitivity and 37.5% specificity with positive and negative likelihood ratios 0.96 and 1.07, respectively. CONCLUSION Microaspiration appears to be an intermittent phenomenon, and HREMpH screening poorly correlates with BALF evidence of aspiration; which may not be adequate. As aspiration detection is crucial in this population, further analysis is warranted. OBJECTIVE Decellularized extracellular matrix made from porcine small intestinal submucosa, commercially available as CorMatrix (CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc, Roswell, Ga) is used off-label to reconstruct heart valves. Recently, surgeons experienced failures and words of caution were raised. The aim of this study was to evaluate decellularized porcine small intestinal submucosa as right-sided heart valved conduit in a xenogeneic animal model. METHODS A pulmonary valve replacement was performed with custom-made valved conduits in 10 lambs and 10 sheep (1 month [3 lambs and 3 sheep], 3 months [3 lambs and 3 sheep], 6 months [4 lambs and 4 sheep]). Valve function was assessed after implantation and before the animal was put to death. Explanted conduits were inspected macroscopically and analyzed using immunohistochemistry and scanning electron microscopy. They also underwent mechanical testing and testing for biochemical composition. RESULTS All valved conduits were successfully implanted. Five sheep and 2 lambs died due to congestive heart failure within 2 months after surgery. In the animals that died, the valve leaflets were thickened with signs of inflammation (endocarditis in 4). Five sheep and 8 lambs (1 month 6 out of 6 animals, 3 months 4 out of 6 animals, 6 months 3 out of 8 animals) survived planned follow-up. At the time they were put to death, 5 lambs had significant pulmonary stenosis and 1 sheep showed severe regurgitation. A well-functioning valve was seen in 4 sheep and 3 lambs for up to 3 months. These leaflets showed limited signs of remodeling. CONCLUSIONS Fifty percent of sheep and 20% of lambs died due to valve failure before the planned follow-up period was complete. A well-functioning valve was seen in 35% of animals, albeit with limited signs of tissue remodeling at ≤3 months after implantation. Further analysis is needed to understand the disturbing dichotomous outcome before clinical application can be advised. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Monolithic restorations facilitate computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) processability and provide thin-walled restorations, which require less tooth reduction. For the long-term success of these restorations, their durable sealing is important. However, data in this regard are sparse. PURPOSE The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the microleakage of monolithic complete crowns made from current CAD-CAM materials after mastication simulation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-four identical test specimens (crown and tooth) were milled based on corresponding standard tessellation language data sets one for the crowns and another for the human molar teeth. Four CAD-CAM restoration materials were investigated 2 polymer-containing materials, Brilliant Crios (BC) and Vita Enamic (VE), and 2 zirconia materials, ultra-high-translucent Nacera Pearl Q³ Multi-Shade (ultraHT) and high-translucent Nacera Pearl Multi-Shade (HT). The crowns were adhesively luted to t or the polymer-containing groups BC and VE. CONCLUSIONS Thin-walled restorations made of CAD-CAM composite resin and zirconia exhibited reduced microleakage compared with the polymer-containing ceramic. Thus, from the specific viewpoint of microleakage, CAD-CAM composite resins and zirconia seem to be suitable materials for thin-walled complete crowns. BACKGROUND The most currently used general anaesthetics are potent potentiators of γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptors and are invariably neurotoxic during the early stages of brain development in preclinical animal models. As causality between GABAA potentiation and anaesthetic-induced developmental neurotoxicity has not been established, the question remains whether GABAergic activity is crucial for promoting/enhancing neurotoxicity. Heriguard Using the neurosteroid analogue, (3α,5α)-3-hydroxy-13,24-cyclo-18,21-dinorchol-22-en-24-ol (CDNC24), which potentiates recombinant GABAA receptors, we examined whether this potentiation is the driving force in inducing neurotoxicity during development. METHODS The neurotoxic potential of CDNC24 was examined vis-à-vis propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) and alphaxalone (5α-pregnan-3α-ol-11,20-dione) at the peak of rat synaptogenesis. In addition to the morphological neurotoxicity studies of the subiculum and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), we assessed the extra-, pre-, and postsynaptic effects of these agents on GABAergic neurotransmission in acute subicular slices from rat pups.