AIM: To analyze characteristics and outcome of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure(AcLF) according to the severity of underlying liver disease. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-seven adult patients with chronic...
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AIM: To analyze characteristics and outcome of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure(AcLF) according to the severity of underlying liver disease. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-seven adult patients with chronic liver disease and acute deteriorated liver function, defined by jaundice and coagulopathy, were analyzed. Predisposition, type of injury, response, organ failure, and survival were analyzed and compared between patients with non-cirrhosis(type A), cirrhosis(type B) and cirrhosis with previous decompensation(type c).RESULTS: The predisposition was mostly hepatitis B in type A, while it was alcoholic liver disease in typesB and c. Injury was mostly hepatic in type A, but was non-hepatic in type c. Liver failure, defined by cLIF-SOFA, was more frequent in types A and B, and circulatory failure was more frequent in type c. The 30-d overall survival rate(85.3%, 81.1% and 83.7% for types A, B and c, respectively, P = 0.31) and the 30-d transplant-free survival rate(55.9%, 65.5% and 62.5% for types A, B and c, respectively P = 0.33) were not different by AcLF subtype, but 1-year overall survival rate were different(85.3%, 71.7% and 58.7% for types A, B and c, respectively, P = 0.02).cONcLUSION: There were clear differences in predisposition, type of injury, accompanying organ failure and long-term mortality according to spectrum of chronic liver disease, implying classifying subtype according to the severity of underlying liver disease is useful for defining, clarifying and comparing AcLF.
Microbial fuel cells (MFcs) are bioelectrochemical systems that convert chemical energy contained in organic matter into electrical energy by using the catalytic (metabolic) activity of living microorganisms. Mediator...
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Microbial fuel cells (MFcs) are bioelectrochemical systems that convert chemical energy contained in organic matter into electrical energy by using the catalytic (metabolic) activity of living microorganisms. Mediator-less two chamber H-type MFcs were constructed in the current study, using dairy digester microbial population as anode inocula to convert finely ground pine tree (Avicel) at 2% (w/v) to electricity. MFcs were placed at 37°c and after the circuit voltage was stabilized on d9, bovine rumen microorganisms cultured anaerobically for 48 hrs in cellulose broth media were added to treatment group of MFc at 1% v/v dosage. MFc power and current across an external resistor were measured daily for 10 d. At the end of incubation on d19 head space gas and anode chamber liquid solutions were collected and analyzed for total gas volume and composition, and volatile fatty acids, respectively. Addition of enriched rumen microorganisms to anaerobic anode chamber increased cellulose digestibility and increased both cO2 and methane production;however, it decreased the methane to cO2 ratio. Over the experimental period, electricity generation was increased with rumen microorganism addition, and power density normalized to anode surface area was 17.6 to 67.2 mW/m2 with average of 36.0 mW/m2 in treatment, while control group had 3.6 to 21.6 (AVE 12.0) mW/m2. These observations imply that biocatalysis in MFcs requires additional cellulolytic activities to utilize structural biomass in bioenergy production.
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