2020
Excess Weight Gain After Cure of Hepatitis C Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals
Do A, Esserman DA, Krishnan S, Lim JK, Taddei TH, Hauser RG, Tate JP, Re VL, Justice AC. Excess Weight Gain After Cure of Hepatitis C Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2025-2034. PMID: 32342483, PMCID: PMC7352003, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05782-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDAA treatmentExcess weight gainTreatment initiationWeight gainChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHigh FIB-4 scoreHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionFIB-4 scoreHepatitis C infectionDirect acting antiviralsLiver disease progressionMultiple logistic regressionConclusionWeight gainDAA therapySVR achievementC infectionBaseline weightProspective studyExcess weightDisease progressionVirus infectionHigh riskPatientsBirth cohort
2019
Analysis of weekend effect in severe acute liver injury: A nationwide database study
Do A, Ilagan‐Ying Y, Taddei TH. Analysis of weekend effect in severe acute liver injury: A nationwide database study. Health Science Reports 2019, 3: e139. PMID: 32166187, PMCID: PMC7060892, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere acute liver injuryAcute liver injuryHospital mortalityWeekend admissionFull model approachLiver injuryTimely managementLarge national inpatient databaseNational inpatient databaseNationwide database studyHospital-level characteristicsRevision diagnosis codesMultiple logistic regressionSignificant mortality differenceLarger hospital sizeComplete covariate dataHospital-level dataEligible hospitalizationsAdmission dayPayer databasePrimary outcomeHispanic raceMale sexPoor outcomeInpatient Database