Observation of Nursing Effect for Patients with Primary Liver Cancer Before and After Transcatheter Arterial Embolization

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is accompanied by inflammation and angiogenesis. Modifying angiogenesis through transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) can be a potential treatment for knee OA. OBJECTIVE: We subjected five OA knees in three patients to TAE and report the results of our post-treatment observations. CASE DESCRIPTION: Three patients that had experienced knee pain for a minimum of one year prior to the study, and whose pain had persisted despite conservative treatment, were included in this study. Patients more often chose conservative treatment over surgical treatment. Pain and functional scales were evaluated before, immediately, and 1 month after TAE using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). TAE was performed by an experienced interventional radiologist. The average values of NRS evaluated before and after 5 TAEs were 5.2 before TAE, 3 immediately after TAE, and 3.6 after 1 month of TAE, and the average values of WOMAC were 52, 38.4, and 36.4, respectively. There were no major adverse effects. CONCLUSION: The examined cases support the conclusion that TAE is an effective treatment for patients with knee OA. Substantial pain relief and WOMAC improvement were observed both immediately and one month after TAE.

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Comparative changes of alterial blood keton body ratio and hepatic function induced by transcatheter arterial embolization and intra-arterial injection of lipiodol-adriamycin suspension in patient with liver cancer.

Kanzo ◽

10.2957/kanzo.28.745 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 745-754

Author(s):

Munemasa RYU ◽

Hiroshi YAMAMOTO ◽

Hiroyuki HIRASAWA ◽

Minoru MUKAI ◽

Takamitsu ARIGA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liver Cancer ◽

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization ◽

Arterial Embolization ◽

Hepatic Function

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Post-contrast Acute Kidney Injury Following Emergency Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Uncontrollable Postpartum Hemorrhage

Angiology ◽

10.1177/0003319721991367 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 000331972199136

Author(s):

Yuko Seki ◽

Masaya Miyazaki ◽

Takayuki Suto ◽

Takashi Kameda ◽

Yoshito Tsushima

Keyword(s):

Acute Kidney Injury ◽

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization ◽

Postpartum Hemorrhage ◽

Kidney Injury ◽

Arterial Embolization ◽

Patient Characteristics ◽

Total Iodine ◽

Post Contrast ◽

Upper Confidence Limit ◽

Before And After

The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of post-contrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) in patients with uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage undergoing emergency transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). Data collected included patient characteristics, serum creatinine (SCr) level before and after TAE, iodine quantity of contrast media, time between computed tomography and TAE, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhage volume, and blood transfusion volume. For the diagnosis of PC-AKI, the criteria of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology Guidelines (version 10.0) were used. A total of 71 TAE procedures were performed over a 5-year period, and 47 patients met the inclusion criteria. Preprocedural renal function and change of SCr were positively correlated ( P < .001), although no patients met the PC-AKI criteria and none showed renal impairment on the follow-up examination (95% upper confidence limit = 6.2%). Total iodine quantity was not correlated with SCr change. Postpartum hemorrhage was finally controlled in all 47 patients, and they were subsequently discharged. In conclusion, emergency TAE for patients with uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage was a safe and effective procedure, not only in terms of bleeding-related and other outcomes but also with respect to the risk of PC-AKI.

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