2020
Reduced Clot Stability by Thromboelastography as a Potential Indicator of Procedure‐Related Bleeding in Decompensated Cirrhosis
Zanetto A, Rinder HM, Senzolo M, Simioni P, Garcia‐Tsao G. Reduced Clot Stability by Thromboelastography as a Potential Indicator of Procedure‐Related Bleeding in Decompensated Cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2020, 5: 272-282. PMID: 33553974, PMCID: PMC7850311, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedure-related bleedingTEG maximum amplitudeNonbleeding patientsDecompensated cirrhosisPlatelet countTEG parametersCoagulation testsClot stabilityLife-threatening bleedingConventional coagulation testsInternational normalized ratioRoutine coagulation testsPreprocedural prophylaxisProspective cohortLethal complicationProspective studyNormalized ratioCirrhosisBleedingLarge cohortHigh riskPatientsThromboelastographyΑ angleCohort
2019
Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi‐centre cohort
Bajaj JS, O’Leary J, Tandon P, Wong F, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Garcia‐Tsao G, Lai J, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi‐centre cohort. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2019, 49: 1518-1527. PMID: 31032966, PMCID: PMC6538445, DOI: 10.1111/apt.15265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careAspiration pneumoniaEnd-stage Liver Disease cohortLiver disease cohortMulti-center cohortNorth American ConsortiumLiver transplantMELD scoreCirrhotic patientsDual therapyHepatic encephalopathyPneumonia developmentReadmission analysisBetter prognosisPatient cohortTherapy patientsDisease cohortLarge cohortPatientsMedicationsCohortAmerican ConsortiumTherapyReadmissionPneumonia