Is adefovir dipivoxil effective for the treatment of cirrhotic patients with lamivudine failure?
Adefovir dipivoxil provides effective and safe treatment in cirrhotic and elderly patients who failed LAM therapy.
In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, LVPLV with permissive hypercapnia, tended to increase Qsp/Qt, without a concomitant decrease of PaO(2). This occurs because, although atelectasis and increased shunt result from the low ventilatory volume, the effects on PaO(2) are offset by increased PVO(2) resulting from the hypercapnic stimulation of cardiac output. This result was independent of the presence or absence of sepsis.