2023
Update in the Treatment of the Complications of Cirrhosis
Abraldes J, Caraceni P, Ghabril M, Garcia-Tsao G. Update in the Treatment of the Complications of Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 21: 2100-2109. PMID: 36972759, PMCID: PMC11097249, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntVariceal hemorrhageHepatic encephalopathyPre-emptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntsAcute variceal hemorrhageCombination of terlipressinAcute kidney injuryComplications of cirrhosisSecond-line treatmentSignificant portal hypertensionFirst-line treatmentLeast common causePrognosis of patientsOrnithine L-aspartatePresence of varicesIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntStandard of careQuality of lifeCyanoacrylate injectionHepatorenal syndromeUncomplicated ascitesKidney injuryPortal hypertensionRefractory ascitesAlbumin use
2011
Management: Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension
Lim J, Garcia-Tsao G. Management: Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. 2011, 165-181. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8327-5_11.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPortal hypertensionVariceal hemorrhageAcute variceal hemorrhageCirrhotic portal hypertensionBetter risk stratificationNovel pharmacotherapeutic agentsGastroesophageal varicesPortal pressureRisk stratificationMain complicationsNoninvasive markerPharmacotherapeutic agentsIndividualized careHypertensionVaricesHemorrhageSignificant mortalityCirrhosisSignificant improvementProphylaxisComplicationsPatientsRecurrenceMortality