2015
Prospective Pilot Study of a Single Daily Dosage of Trientine for the Treatment of Wilson Disease
Ala A, Aliu E, Schilsky ML. Prospective Pilot Study of a Single Daily Dosage of Trientine for the Treatment of Wilson Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2015, 60: 1433-1439. PMID: 25605552, PMCID: PMC4427615, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3495-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAgedChelating AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHepatolenticular DegenerationHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPatient DropoutsPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTrientineYoung AdultConceptsSingle daily doseWilson's diseaseDaily doseDaily treatment regimenStable Wilson's diseaseProspective pilot studyLiver synthetic functionSingle daily dosageEnd of treatmentResultsAll patientsMaintenance therapyTreatment regimenDaily dosageLifelong therapyLarge trialsZinc excretionUrine copperTreatment stoppageSide effectsTreatment efficacyTrientineTherapyPatientsPilot studyDiseaseTherapeutic hypothermia in acute liver failure: A multicenter retrospective cohort analysis
Karvellas CJ, Stravitz R, Battenhouse H, Lee WM, Schilsky ML, Group F. Therapeutic hypothermia in acute liver failure: A multicenter retrospective cohort analysis. Liver Transplantation 2015, 21: 4-12. PMID: 25308108, PMCID: PMC4939841, DOI: 10.1002/lt.24021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAdultAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticBrain EdemaChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansHypothermia, InducedLiver Failure, AcuteLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute liver failureNon-APAP patientsALF patientsTherapeutic hypothermiaAPAP patientsLiver failureUS Acute Liver Failure Study GroupAcute Liver Failure Study GroupImpact of THMulticenter retrospective cohort analysisTransplant-free survival rateEnd-stage liver diseaseAPAP-ALF patientsRetrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort analysisAcetaminophen patientsSpontaneous survivalCerebral edemaCohort studyProspective trialHepatic encephalopathyLiver diseaseTracheal infectionGrade IIIWorse outcomes
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