Is acute endotoxemia following transjugular intrahepatic stent-shunt insertion associated with systemic and cerebral vasodilatation with increased whole body nitric oxide production in critically ill cirrhotic patients?
In conclusion, the insertion of TIPSS results in acute endotoxemia which is associated with increased nitric oxide production possibly through an iNOS dependent mechanism which may have important pathophysiological and therapeutic relevance to understanding the basis of circulatory failure in the critically ill cirrhotic patient.
Functional ability mediates the relationship between strength and QOL in women, while in men strength is directly related to QOL. These gender-specific pathways to QOL may be of importance to clinicians planning interventions for older adults with chronic lung disease.