Objective To investigate how consensus is operationalized in Delphi studies and to explore
the role of consensus in determining the results of these studies. Study Design and Settings …

Porphyrins are powerful photodynamic agents which sensitise cells so that they are damaged
when exposed to light. Malignant tumours take up and retain hæmatoporphyrin to a …

Recent advances in neuroscience have made it possible to investigate the pathophysiology
of alcoholism at a cellular and molecular level. Evidence indicates that ethanol affects …

BACKGROUND: Existing data on pediatric intestinal length (IL) are limited because most
studies report postmortem values. Using prospective data, appropriate norms for IL were …

Background: Parenteral omega-3 fatty acids, such as Omegaven, may benefit patients with
pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS) who develop parenteral nutrition–associated liver …

Adenosine is an important mediator of ethanol intoxication. In vitro, ethanol stimulates adenosine
signaling by inhibiting the type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT1), whereas …

Objective: To examine the outcome of technical variant liver transplant techniques relative
to whole organ liver transplantation in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Background: …

Dopamine in the nucleus accumbens modulates both motivational and addictive behaviors.
Dopamine D 1 and D 2 receptors are generally considered to exert opposite effects at the …

Background: To examine whether SMOFlipid prevents progression of intestinal failure–associated
liver disease (IFALD) in parenteral nutrition (PN)–dependent infants with early IFALD (…

Background: Neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) usually
are treated with a fundoplication and gastrostomy (FG); however, this approach is associated …