Does recombinant adenovirus containing hyper-interleukin-6 and hepatocyte growth factor ameliorate acute-on-chronic liver failure in rats?
This study identifies that the protective efficacy of Ad-HGF-HIL-6 is more potent than that of Ad-HGF or Ad-HIL-6 in ACLF rats, with no significant side effects.
Our results show that almost half of our colleagues would have carried out tube thoracostomy when no pneumothorax was actually present. In a situation where a pneumothorax is a clinical possibility we would recommend either temporarily removing the oxygen mask if clinically stable, or fixing the reservoir bag outwith the field of the CXR by means of adhesive tape to avoid any misinterpretation of this 'mask sign'.