2020
Abnormal Liver Tests in COVID‐19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 1,827 Patients in a Major U.S. Hospital Network
Hundt MA, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Nathanson MH, Lim JK. Abnormal Liver Tests in COVID‐19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 1,827 Patients in a Major U.S. Hospital Network. Hepatology 2020, 72: 1169-1176. PMID: 32725890, PMCID: PMC9258788, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal liver testsLiver testsCohort studyClinical outcomesCOVID-19Yale New Haven Health SystemCoronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virusRetrospective observational cohort studyAcute respiratory distress syndromeRetrospective cohort studyLiver test abnormalitiesObservational cohort studySevere COVID-19Liver transaminase elevationsRespiratory distress syndromeBody mass indexPoor clinical outcomeCoronavirus 2 virusCOVID-19 treatmentNonpulmonary manifestationsPeak hospitalizationsICU admissionMultiorgan failureTransaminase elevationAGA Institute Rapid Review of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19
Sultan S, Altayar O, Siddique SM, Davitkov P, Feuerstein JD, Lim JK, Falck-Ytter Y, El-Serag HB, . AGA Institute Rapid Review of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 320-334.e27. PMID: 32407808, PMCID: PMC7212965, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingGastroenterologyGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal TractHumansLiverLiver DiseasesLiver Function TestsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPractice Guidelines as TopicPrevalenceReferral and ConsultationSARS-CoV-2Societies, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsNausea/vomitingPooled prevalence estimatesAbdominal painLiver manifestationsGI symptomsLiver abnormalitiesCOVID-19Prevalence estimatesPractice statementsGI symptom questionnaireLiver enzyme abnormalitiesCertainty of evidencePrevalence of diarrheaCoronavirus disease 2019Best practice statementsSystematic literature searchStudy selection processFixed-effects modelNausea/Gastrointestinal symptomsLiver functionUnique patientsGRADE frameworkSubgroup analysisSymptom questionnaire
2014
Simeprevir plus sofosbuvir, with or without ribavirin, to treat chronic infection with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 in non-responders to pegylated interferon and ribavirin and treatment-naive patients: the COSMOS randomised study
Lawitz E, Sulkowski MS, Ghalib R, Rodriguez-Torres M, Younossi ZM, Corregidor A, DeJesus E, Pearlman B, Rabinovitz M, Gitlin N, Lim JK, Pockros PJ, Scott JD, Fevery B, Lambrecht T, Ouwerkerk-Mahadevan S, Callewaert K, Symonds WT, Picchio G, Lindsay KL, Beumont M, Jacobson IM. Simeprevir plus sofosbuvir, with or without ribavirin, to treat chronic infection with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 in non-responders to pegylated interferon and ribavirin and treatment-naive patients: the COSMOS randomised study. The Lancet 2014, 384: 1756-1765. PMID: 25078309, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61036-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiviral AgentsConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansInterferon-alphaLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsReference ValuesRibavirinRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSimeprevirSofosbuvirSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeUridine MonophosphateConceptsTreatment-naive patientsAdverse eventsGroup 1Chronic HCV genotype 1 infectionHepatitis C virus genotype 1Grade 4 adverse eventsVirological response 12 weeksHCV genotype 1 infectionHepatitis C virus infectionC virus genotype 1C virus infectionCommon adverse eventsInterferon-free regimensSerious adverse eventsGenotype 1 infectionPrimary endpointWeek 12Study treatmentChronic infectionCohort 1Genotype 1Grade 3Virus infectionSafety dataAmylase concentration
2009
Management and Treatment of Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Recommendations From the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program
Garcia-Tsao G, Lim J. Management and Treatment of Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Recommendations From the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2009, 104: 1802. PMID: 19455106, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCause of DeathDiagnostic ImagingDisease ProgressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatitis C, ChronicHepatorenal SyndromeHumansHypertension, PortalImmunohistochemistryLiver CirrhosisLiver FailureLiver Function TestsMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVariceal hemorrhageSevere complicationsHepatocellular carcinomaAcute variceal hemorrhageComplications of cirrhosisPresence of ascitesChronic liver diseaseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisTreatment of ascitesRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsStratification of patientsDifferent risk groupsQuality of lifeDecompensated patientsHepatorenal syndromeHepatitis CPortal hypertensionCirrhotic patientsProspective trialBacterial peritonitisHemodynamic alterationsLiver diseaseTreatment adherenceAscites formation