2024
A Validated Algorithm to Identify Hepatic Decompensation in the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Health Record System
Haque L, Tate J, Chew M, Caniglia E, Taddei T, Re V. A Validated Algorithm to Identify Hepatic Decompensation in the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Health Record System. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2024, 33: e70024. PMID: 39477692, DOI: 10.1002/pds.70024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration dataHealth administrative dataAdministrative dataElectronic health record systemsHealth record systemsInternational Classification of DiseasesCoding algorithmOutpatient International Classification of DiseasesPositive predictive valueClassification of DiseasesHepatic decompensationDiagnosis codesPharmacoepidemiologic researchMedical recordsVeteransRecording systemValidation algorithmAlgorithmChronic liver diseaseDecompensationLiver diseasePredictive valueRecordsDiagnosisTreatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: Innovative approaches and a call to action
Haque L, Zuluaga P, Muga R, Fuster D. Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: Innovative approaches and a call to action. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2024, 19: 19. PMID: 38504384, PMCID: PMC10949674, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00448-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseAlcohol use disorderLiver diseasePresence of liver cirrhosisTreatment of alcohol use disordersUse disorderInnovative treatment strategiesUnhealthy alcohol usePharmacologic treatment choicesTreating unhealthy alcohol useLiver transplantationLiver cirrhosisTreatment strategiesTreatment choiceEfficacious treatmentLiver deathsPatientsAlcohol useDiseaseLiverTreatmentDisordersCirrhosisTransplantation
2021
Changes in Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Cell Count After Antibiotics Are Associated With Mortality in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Saffo S, To UK, Santoiemma PP, Laurito M, Haque L, Rabiee A, Verna EC, Angarone MP, Garcia-Tsao G. Changes in Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Cell Count After Antibiotics Are Associated With Mortality in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e1201-e1204. PMID: 34273564, PMCID: PMC11090177, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Budd-Chiari Syndrome An Uncommon Cause of Chronic Liver Disease that Cannot Be Missed
Haque LYK, Lim JK. Budd-Chiari Syndrome An Uncommon Cause of Chronic Liver Disease that Cannot Be Missed. Clinics In Liver Disease 2020, 24: 453-481. PMID: 32620283, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.04.012.BooksConceptsBudd-Chiari syndromeLiver diseaseHepatic venous outflow obstructionPrimary Budd-Chiari syndromeDevelopment of cirrhosisVenous outflow obstructionChronic liver diseaseLife-threatening diagnosisVariable clinical presentationPortal hypertensionProthrombotic stateVenous obstructionLifelong anticoagulationMost patientsOutflow obstructionUncommon causeClinical presentationRare causeRisk factorsHepatocellular carcinomaHigh indexPatientsDiseaseSyndromeObstruction
2019
National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012
McCarty TR, Haque L, Njei B. National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2019, 53: 78-79. PMID: 27984400, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000771.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe
Haque L, Villanueva M, Russo A, Yuan Y, Lee EJ, Topal J, Podoltsev N. A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006727. PMID: 30286207, PMCID: PMC6171829, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisHealthy travelersRare caseEndemic areasEndemic visceral leishmaniasisSuccessful initial treatmentLiposomal amphotericin BBone marrow biopsyImmunocompetent adultsImmunocompetent travelersNight sweatsImmunocompetent individualsInitial treatmentMarrow biopsyRelapseAmphotericin BPreventive measuresLeishmaniasisTreatmentUnited StatesExtensive experiencePancytopeniaSplenomegalyBiopsyPatientsCannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Post–Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis
Njei B, Sharma P, McCarty TR, Singh M, Haque L, Aslanian HR, Jamidar P, Muniraj T. Cannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Post–Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2018, 47: 1142-1149. PMID: 30134357, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitisIncidence risk ratioCholangiopancreatography pancreatitisCannabis useRisk of PEPEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitisUS Nationwide Inpatient SampleRate of PEPShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleNinth Edition codesImpact of cannabisPoisson regression modelsHospital deathHospital stayIndependent predictorsEdition codesRisk ratioInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationMultivariate analysisPancreatitisPatientsCannabisSignificant increaseResponse to letter to the editor: impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012
McCarty TR, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Lange A, Haque L, Njei B. Response to letter to the editor: impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: 726. PMID: 29576483, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.02.020.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012
McCarty TR, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Lange A, Haque L, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 74-80. PMID: 29055669, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePrior bariatric surgeryBariatric surgeryFatty liver diseaseIncidence risk ratioNAFLD patientsMorbid obesityRenal failureClinical outcomesLiver diseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk ratioNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseObese NAFLD patientsOutcomes of patientsBariatric surgery proceduresMorbidly obese individualsPopulation-based dataHospital mortalityHospital morbidityInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesHospitalized patientsPrimary outcomeOpioid agonist therapy.
Broad K, Colon-Rivera HA, Haque L. Opioid agonist therapy. Canadian Family Physician 2017, 63: 509-510. PMID: 28701435, PMCID: PMC5507220.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersBuprenorphineHumans