2024
Sex differences in patient-reported outcomes and perception of ascites burden amongst outpatients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites.: Sex Differences in Ascites Burden Perception.
Wong F, Reddy K, Tandon P, Lai J, Garcia-Tsao G, O'Leary J, Biggins S, Vagas H, Thacker L, Kamath P, Bajaj J. Sex differences in patient-reported outcomes and perception of ascites burden amongst outpatients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites.: Sex Differences in Ascites Burden Perception. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39601412, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-centered carePhysical functioning componentHealth related QoLPatient-reported metricsPatient-reported outcomesCo-morbiditiesQuality of lifePhysical activityBurden perceptionEmotional HRQoLStudy assessed sex differencesSex differencesAlcohol related liver diseaseFrailty measuresDaily functioningFunctional statusHRQoLFrailty scoreDaily activitiesLiver diseaseLived experienceEnd-stage liver diseaseWomenActivity indexMedian MELD-Na
2022
Role of Oral Health, Frailty, and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in the Risk of Hospitalization: A Prospective Multi-Center Cohort of Outpatients With Cirrhosis
Bajaj J, Lai J, Tandon P, O'Leary J, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Vargas H, Kamath P, Biggins S, Limon-Miro A, Shaw J, Mbachi C, Chew M, Golob Deeb J, Thacker L, Reddy K. Role of Oral Health, Frailty, and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in the Risk of Hospitalization: A Prospective Multi-Center Cohort of Outpatients With Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2022, 21: 1864-1872.e2. PMID: 36328307, PMCID: PMC11057906, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthMulti-center cohortCirrhosis detailsComorbid conditionsLiver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseMulti-center cohort studyRisk of hospitalizationPortal hypertensive complicationsMinimal hepatic encephalopathyNew study cohortMulti-variable analysisCirrhosis complicationsNonelective hospitalizationPeriodontitis historyPrior HEFrailty assessmentFrailty scoreHypertensive complicationsCohort studyHepatic encephalopathyStudy cohortRisk factorsCirrhosis