Does amifostine enhance the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of UW and HTK preservation solutions?
Here, we show that preoperative administration of a single dose of amifostine is sufficient to minimize the preservation damage in hepatic cells.
BG antigenemia is superior to Candida score and colonization indexes and anticipates diagnosis of blood culture-negative IAC. This proof-of-concept observation in strictly selected high-risk surgical ICU patients deserves investigation of BG-driven preemptive therapy.