2013
New Consensus Definition of Acute Kidney Injury Accurately Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis and Infection
Wong F, O'Leary JG, Reddy KR, Patton H, Kamath PS, Fallon MB, Garcia–Tsao G, Subramanian RM, Malik R, Maliakkal B, Thacker LR, Bajaj JS, Disease N. New Consensus Definition of Acute Kidney Injury Accurately Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis and Infection. Gastroenterology 2013, 145: 1280-1288.e1. PMID: 23999172, PMCID: PMC4418483, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.08.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryDays of hospitalizationKidney injuryOrgan failureConsensus definitionHigher Child-Pugh scoreIrreversible acute kidney injuryChild-Pugh scoreHigh MELD scoreSerum creatinine levelsMean arterial pressureIntensive care unitLength of stayNew consensus definitionStable baseline valuesAKI episodesRenal recoveryHospital stayMELD scoreCreatinine levelsArterial pressureCare unitProspective studyBaseline valuesConsensus conference
2005
Comparison of hepatitis C treatment patterns in patients with and without psychiatric and/or substance use disorders†
Chainuvati S, Khalid S, Kancir S, Shea M, Edwards J, Sernyak M, Wongcharatrawee S, Garcia‐Tsao G. Comparison of hepatitis C treatment patterns in patients with and without psychiatric and/or substance use disorders†. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2005, 13: 235-241. PMID: 16611189, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00681.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion of therapyVirological responsePatient demographicsSubstance useAntiviral therapyMental illnessHepatitis C virus infectionLiver disease characteristicsC virus infectionNIH Consensus ConferenceType of therapyLiver clinicSVR ratesHCV RNAPositive patientsRelative contraindicationTherapy completionTreatment patternsLiver diseaseTreatment eligibilityDisease characteristicsPatient populationPoor adherenceVirus infectionConsensus conference