2011
Intensive care of the patient with cirrhosis
Olson JC, Wendon JA, Kramer DJ, Arroyo V, Jalan R, Garcia‐Tsao G, Kamath PS. Intensive care of the patient with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2011, 54: 1864-1872. PMID: 21898477, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple organ failureIntensive care unitCare unitOrgan failureLiver functionSignificant survival benefitPresence of infectionFurther deteriorationQuality of lifeNumber of organsLiver support systemsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver transplantationVariceal hemorrhageAcute deteriorationCommon organLiver dysfunctionSurvival benefitViral hepatitisIll patientsIntensive careCritical carePatientsHigh mortalityTeam approach
2005
Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club
Wong F, Bernardi M, Balk R, Christman B, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Patch D, Soriano G, Hoefs J, Navasa M. Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club. Gut 2005, 54: 718. PMID: 15831923, PMCID: PMC1774473, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.038679.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGastrointestinal bleedSepsis syndromeBacterial infectionsInternational Ascites ClubElevated D-dimerSystemic inflammatory responseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisFurther tissue injuryPresence of infectionNitric oxide synthaseTumor necrosis factorUse of antibioticsUse of albuminSubclinical coagulopathyProphylactic antibioticsRenal impairmentCirrhotic patientsLiver dysfunctionRenal failureBacterial peritonitisBacterial translocationD-dimerReticuloendothelial functionProduction of superoxideInflammatory response
2004
Treatment of acute variceal bleeding: general management and prevention of infections
Garcia-Tsao G. Treatment of acute variceal bleeding: general management and prevention of infections. 2004, 233-240. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1042-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsVariceal bleedingCirrhotic patientsPoor outcomePredictive factorsHepatic venous pressure gradientUpper gastrointestinal bleeding episodesActive variceal bleedingEarly recurrent bleedingAcute variceal bleedingVenous pressure gradientGastrointestinal bleeding episodesPrevention of infectionAlcoholic etiologyBleeding episodesGastrointestinal hemorrhageRecurrent bleedingRenal dysfunctionVariceal hemorrhageLiver dysfunctionEsophageal varicesUncontrolled bleedingDiagnostic endoscopyHepatocellular carcinomaBleedingPatients