2021
Coagulopathy, Bleeding Events, and Outcome According to Rotational Thromboelastometry in Patients With Acute Liver Injury/Failure
Stravitz RT, Fontana RJ, Meinzer C, Durkalski‐Mauldin V, Hanje AJ, Olson J, Koch D, Hamid B, Schilsky M, McGuire B, Ganger D, Liou I, Karvellas CJ, Rule JA, Lisman T, Clasen K, Reuben A, Cripps M, Lee WM, Group A. Coagulopathy, Bleeding Events, and Outcome According to Rotational Thromboelastometry in Patients With Acute Liver Injury/Failure. Hepatology 2021, 74: 937-949. PMID: 33636020, PMCID: PMC10668528, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsALI/ALFROTEM parametersRotational thromboelastometryDisease severityAcute liver injury/failureAbnormal hemostatic profileSevere systemic complicationsAcute liver injuryBleeding eventsBleeding riskLiver transplantationSystemic complicationsHemostatic failureLiver injuryIllness severityNative liverAbnormal hemostasisHemostatic profileStudy groupHigh incidencePatientsNormal rangeLaboratory evidenceClot formationClot stability
2008
Screening for Wilson disease in acute liver failure: A comparison of currently available diagnostic tests
Korman JD, Volenberg I, Balko J, Webster J, Schiodt FV, Squires RH, Fontana RJ, Lee WM, Schilsky ML, Groups P. Screening for Wilson disease in acute liver failure: A comparison of currently available diagnostic tests. Hepatology 2008, 48: 1167-1174. PMID: 18798336, PMCID: PMC4881751, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute liver failureDiagnosis of ALFSerum copper levelsFulminant Wilson's diseaseWilson's diseaseLiver failureDiagnostic sensitivityEmergency liver transplantationChronic liver diseaseAlkaline phosphataseAvailable diagnostic testsCopper levelsAvailable laboratory testsALF patientsTransplant listingLikelihood ratioLiver transplantationSerum aminotransferasesLiver diseaseALT ratioSerum ceruloplasminBilirubin ratioPatientsSerum CpRapid diagnosis
1994
Liver transplantation for Wilson's disease: Indications and outcome
Schilsky M, Scheinberg I, Sternlieb I. Liver transplantation for Wilson's disease: Indications and outcome. Hepatology 1994, 19: 583-587. PMID: 8119682, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840190307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthotopic liver transplantationLiver transplantationNeurological Wilson's diseaseHepatic insufficiencyWilson's diseaseFulminant hepatitisSevere hepatic insufficiencyManagement of patientsIntractable neurological diseasesNonfatal complicationsGastrointestinal hemorrhageVascular complicationsMedian survivalMedical therapyRetrospective reviewPsychiatric manifestationsStudy groupPsychiatric symptomsPatientsTransplantationNeurological diseasesInsufficiencyDiseaseTransplantHepatitis
1991
Prognosis of Wilsonian chronic active hepatitis
Schilsky M, Scheinberg I, Sternlieb I. Prognosis of Wilsonian chronic active hepatitis. Gastroenterology 1991, 100: 762-767. PMID: 1993498, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)80023-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic active hepatitisActive hepatitisWilson's diseaseD-penicillamineAbnormal water retentionPresence of cirrhosisMonths of treatmentSuccessful pharmacological treatmentMajority of subjectsLiver transplantSalt restrictionLaboratory featuresSymptomatic improvementLiver diseaseTherapeutic regimenPharmacological treatmentAlanine aminotransferasePatientsAspartate aminotransferaseHepatitisNormal levelsDiseaseCirrhosisTrientinePrognosis