2023
The Association Between Homelessness and Key Liver-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Cirrhosis
Pulaski M, Bittermann T, Taddei T, Kaplan D, Mahmud N. The Association Between Homelessness and Key Liver-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Cirrhosis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 119: 297-305. PMID: 37782293, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInverse probability treatmentCause mortalityCohort studyCox regressionHepatocellular carcinomaProbability treatmentVeterans Health Administration patientsLiver-related outcomesTime-updated variablesLiver-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyCause-specific mortality analysesVeterans Health AdministrationRisk regression modelsCirrhosis decompensationCirrhosis diagnosisPatient outcomesPatientsHomeless patientsHealth AdministrationMortality analysisCirrhosisMortalityDrivers of mortalityDecompensation
2022
The Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Exposure and Key Liver-Related Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Veterans Affairs Cohort Study
Mahmud N, Serper M, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE. The Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Exposure and Key Liver-Related Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Veterans Affairs Cohort Study. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: 257-269.e6. PMID: 35398042, PMCID: PMC10020994, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.03.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related mortalityPPI exposureGastrointestinal bleedingCause mortalityProton pump inhibitor exposurePrior gastrointestinal bleedingTime-updated variablesCause-specific mortality analysesLarge national cohortVeterans Health AdministrationRisk of infectionCardiovascular comorbiditiesPPI useCohort studyStatin exposureCox regressionRetrospective studyAdverse outcomesAppropriate indicationsNational cohortInhibitor exposureSevere infectionsCirrhosis diagnosisAdditional adjustmentAdjusted model