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
2001
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF ASCITES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
Wongcharatrawee S, Garcia-Tsao G. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF ASCITES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. Clinics In Liver Disease 2001, 5: 833-850. PMID: 11565143, DOI: 10.1016/s1089-3261(05)70194-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEffective arterial blood volumeElimination of ascitesTherapy of ascitesPoor prognostic signYear mortality rateDevelopment of ascitesArterial blood volumeQuality of lifeSinusoidal hypertensionLiver transplantationCirrhotic patientsSurvival benefitLethal complicationPathophysiologic abnormalitiesPrognostic signSodium retentionCurrent therapiesAscites formationClinical managementAscitesBlood volumeMortality rateComplicationsTherapyHypertension