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 approachImpact 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
2006
Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Garcia‐Tsao G, Gish RG, Punch J. Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Liver Transplantation 2006, 12: s108-s109. PMID: 17123286, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20978.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements