2022
Association of serum metabolites and gut microbiota at hospital admission with nosocomial infection development in patients with cirrhosis
Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, Tandon P, Garcia‐Tsao G, Kamath PS, O'Leary JG, Wong F, Lai J, Vargas H, Thuluvath PJ, Subramanian RM, Pena‐Rodriguez M, Sikaroodi M, Thacker LR, Gillevet PM. Association of serum metabolites and gut microbiota at hospital admission with nosocomial infection development in patients with cirrhosis. Liver Transplantation 2022, 28: 1831-1840. PMID: 36017804, PMCID: PMC11097235, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNosocomial infectionsGut microbiotaAnalysis of covariancePoor outcomeClinical variablesSerum metabolitesCommensal microbiotaNI developmentIntensive care unit transferHigh MELD scoreLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomicsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisCommon nosocomial infectionAdmission WBCHospital courseInpatient outcomesMELD scoreBacterial peritonitisHospital admissionOrgan failureStool microbiotaSerum metabolomicsStool samplesCirrhosisPatients
2019
Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Outcomes in Cirrhosis
Wong F, Reddy K, O’Leary J, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Garcia‐Tsao G, Maliakkal BJ, Lai JC, Fallon MB, Vargas HE, Subramanian R, Thuluvath PJ, Kamath PS, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Outcomes in Cirrhosis. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 870-880. PMID: 30908855, PMCID: PMC11075743, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseasePrevalence of CKDEnd-stage liver diseaseHospital clinical courseAcute kidney injuryChild-Pugh scoreChronic liver failureHigher serum creatinineGlomerular filtration rateHigh-risk groupNorth American ConsortiumCKD groupHospital courseKidney injuryRefractory ascitesNegative patientsOverall survivalPositive patientsSerum creatinineCirrhosis etiologyClinical courseHospital admissionHospitalized patientsLiver failure