2012
Prognostic indicators of survival in patients with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis
Zipprich A, Garcia‐Tsao G, Rogowski S, Fleig WE, Seufferlein T, Dollinger MM. Prognostic indicators of survival in patients with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis. Liver International 2012, 32: 1407-1414. PMID: 22679906, PMCID: PMC3713489, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02830.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientPredictors of deathCompensated patientsPortal hypertensionPrognostic valueComplications of cirrhosisSignificant portal hypertensionStage 2 patientsVenous pressure gradientDecompensated patientsSystemic haemodynamicsVariceal hemorrhagePortal pressureIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisClinical eventsDecompensated stagePrognostic indicatorStaging systemLonger survivalBACKGROUND/CirrhosisPatientsSurvival rateAnalyse survival
2009
Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis
Qamar AA, Grace ND, Groszmann RJ, Garcia–Tsao G, Bosch J, Burroughs AK, Ripoll C, Maurer R, Planas R, Escorsell A, Garcia–Pagan J, Patch D, Matloff DS, Makuch R, Rendon G, Group P. Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2009, 7: 689-695. PMID: 19281860, PMCID: PMC4545534, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientHematologic indicesCompensated cirrhosisBaseline hepatic venous pressure gradientWhite blood cell countChild-Pugh scorePredictors of deathPrimary end pointVenous pressure gradientDevelopment of varicesKaplan-Meier analysisBlood cell countCombination of leukopeniaBaseline thrombocytopeniaVariceal bleedingClinical decompensationEsophageal varicesPrognostic significanceTransplant surgeryClinical significanceLeukopeniaThrombocytopeniaCirrhosisCell countVarices