2022
Thromboelastography-Guided Therapy Enhances Patient Blood Management in Cirrhotic Patients: A Meta-analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials
Hartmann J, Dias J, Pivalizza E, Garcia-Tsao G. Thromboelastography-Guided Therapy Enhances Patient Blood Management in Cirrhotic Patients: A Meta-analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials. Seminars In Thrombosis And Hemostasis 2022 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient blood managementBlood productsAdult patientsAdverse eventsBlood managementIntensive care unit stayIndividual blood productsLess blood productsBlood product useCo-primary outcomesLong-term mortalityFresh frozen plasma unitsRisk of hemorrhageRandomized Controlled TrialsRegistered Systematic ReviewUse of thromboelastographyFrozen plasma unitsBleeding eventsFFP useUnit stayProduct transfusionTerm mortalityCirrhotic patientsCoagulation statusPlatelet use
2018
Acute kidney injury, but not sepsis, is associated with higher procedure‐related bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Hung A, Garcia‐Tsao G. Acute kidney injury, but not sepsis, is associated with higher procedure‐related bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Liver International 2018, 38: 1437-1441. PMID: 29393567, PMCID: PMC6072624, DOI: 10.1111/liv.13712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryProcedure-related bleedingKidney injuryPost-procedure bleedingRisk factorsCT scanEnd-stage renal diseaseInfection/sepsisAbnormal coagulation parametersBlood product transfusionLarge-volume paracentesisNon-cirrhotic patientsRetrospective chart reviewOnly independent predictorUnstratified cohortsMELD scoreProduct transfusionAdverse eventsChart reviewPatient characteristicsCirrhosis patientsIndependent predictorsRenal diseaseHemoglobin levelsCoagulation parameters