2023
Further decompensation in cirrhosis: Results of a large multicenter cohort study supporting Baveno VII statements
D’Amico G, Zipprich A, Villanueva C, Sordà J, Morillas R, Garcovich M, Retortillo M, Martinez J, Calès P, D’Amico M, Dollinger M, García-Guix M, Ballerga E, Tsochatzis E, Cirera I, Albillos A, Roquin G, Pasta L, Colomo A, Daruich J, Canete N, Boursier J, Dallio M, Gasbarrini A, Iacobellis A, Gobbo G, Merli M, Federico A, Baroni G, Pozzoni P, Addario L, Chessa L, Ridola L, Garcia-Tsao G. Further decompensation in cirrhosis: Results of a large multicenter cohort study supporting Baveno VII statements. Hepatology 2023, 79: 869-881. PMID: 37916970, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulticenter cohort studyFurther decompensationLiver transplantFirst decompensationCumulative incidenceCohort studyLarge multicenter cohort studyCause-specific Cox modelsFive-year probabilityHazard ratioPrognostic weightPrognostic indicatorDecompensationCirrhosisCox modelPatientsAdvanced stageTransplantIncidenceMortalityDeathAscitesComplicationsMonths
2019
Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi‐centre cohort
Bajaj JS, O’Leary J, Tandon P, Wong F, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Garcia‐Tsao G, Lai J, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi‐centre cohort. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2019, 49: 1518-1527. PMID: 31032966, PMCID: PMC6538445, DOI: 10.1111/apt.15265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careAspiration pneumoniaEnd-stage Liver Disease cohortLiver disease cohortMulti-center cohortNorth American ConsortiumLiver transplantMELD scoreCirrhotic patientsDual therapyHepatic encephalopathyPneumonia developmentReadmission analysisBetter prognosisPatient cohortTherapy patientsDisease cohortLarge cohortPatientsMedicationsCohortAmerican ConsortiumTherapyReadmissionPneumoniaOutcomes After Listing for Liver Transplant in Patients With Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure: The Multicenter North American Consortium for the Study of End‐Stage Liver Disease Experience
O’Leary J, Bajaj JS, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Wong F, Kamath PS, Garcia‐Tsao G, Maliakkal B, Lai J, Fallon M, Vargas HE, Thuluvath P, Subramanian R, Thacker LR, Reddy K. Outcomes After Listing for Liver Transplant in Patients With Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure: The Multicenter North American Consortium for the Study of End‐Stage Liver Disease Experience. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 571-579. PMID: 30724010, PMCID: PMC11075742, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAcute-On-Chronic Liver FailureAdultDisease ProgressionEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProspective StudiesRenal DialysisSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTime-to-TreatmentWaiting ListsConceptsChronic liver failureLiver transplantationNorth American ConsortiumLiver failureEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreEnd-stage liver diseaseAmerican ConsortiumExtrahepatic organ failureAcute kidney injuryLiver Disease scoreOutcomes of patientsPost-LT survivalPerioperative dialysisRenal recoveryKidney injuryLiver transplantOrgan failureLiver diseaseMedian timeMedian MELDACLFSimilar survivalDisease experienceDisease scorePatients
2016
AISF position paper on liver transplantation and pregnancy Women in Hepatology Group, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF)
Alisi A, Balsano C, Bernabucci V, Berzigotti A, Brunetto M, Bugianesi E, Burra P, Calvaruso V, Cariani E, Coco B, Colle I, Critelli R, De Martin E, Del Buono M, Fabregat I, Faillaci F, Fattovich G, Floreani A, Garcia-Tsao G, Housset C, Karampatou A, Lei B, Mangia A, Martinez-Chantar M, Milosa F, Morisco F, Nasta P, Ozben T, Pollicino T, Ponti M, Pontisso P, Reeves H, Rendina M, Rodríguez-Castro K, Sagnelli C, Sebastiani G, Smedile A, Taliani G, Vandelli C, Vanni E, Villa E, Vukotic R, Zignego A, Burra P, Rodríguez-Castro K, Guarino M, Morisco F, Villa E, Mazzella G. AISF position paper on liver transplantation and pregnancy Women in Hepatology Group, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF). Digestive And Liver Disease 2016, 48: 860-868. PMID: 27267817, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.04.009.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsLiver transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsLiver transplantationReproductive ageFemale liver transplant recipientsHypertension/preeclampsiaFoetal growth restrictionFirst successful pregnancyLive birth rateManagement of pregnancyIssue of pregnancyGestational diabetesLiver transplantPreterm deliveryPregnancy outcomesTransplant hepatologistsPediatric patientsSuch patientsPregnancy womenSuccessful pregnancyIncreased incidenceItalian recommendationsSexual functionGrowth restrictionHigh-risk ones
2011
Impact of liver transplantation on the survival of patients treated for hepatorenal syndrome type 1*
Boyer TD, Sanyal AJ, Garcia‐Tsao G, Regenstein F, Rossaro L, Appenrodt B, Gülberg V, Sigal S, Bexon AS, Teuber P, Group T. Impact of liver transplantation on the survival of patients treated for hepatorenal syndrome type 1*. Liver Transplantation 2011, 17: 1328-1332. PMID: 21837734, PMCID: PMC3760727, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatorenal syndrome type 1Liver transplantationHepatorenal syndromeSyndrome type 1Nontransplant patientsTransplant patientsSurvival benefitSurvival rateType 1Pretransplant renal functionUse of terlipressinClear survival benefitCohort of patientsSurvival of patientsHRS reversalPosttransplant managementLiver transplantPosttransplant survivalMost patientsPosttransplant outcomesRenal functionPoor prognosisTerlipressinPatientsTransplantation