2022
Nonselective beta blockers, hepatic decompensation, and mortality in cirrhosis: A national cohort study
Serper M, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Tapper EB, Cohen JB, Mahmud N. Nonselective beta blockers, hepatic decompensation, and mortality in cirrhosis: A national cohort study. Hepatology 2022, 77: 489-500. PMID: 35984731, PMCID: PMC9877112, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonselective beta blockersSelective beta blockersLiver-related mortalityHepatic decompensationBeta blockersCTP classPlatelet countSubgroup analysisLiver disease etiologyLower hazardNational cohort studyNew-user designInverse probability treatmentRoutine clinical settingPrior decompensationViremia statusChild-TurcotteHCV viremiaClinical confoundersComposite outcomeCohort studyPrimary outcomeActive comparatorNational cohortDecompensation
2018
Effect of outside referrals to a tertiary care liver tumor board on diagnostic testing and initial curative therapy.
Zhang Y, Arango J, Weinreb J, Taddei T. Effect of outside referrals to a tertiary care liver tumor board on diagnostic testing and initial curative therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 259-259. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary tumor boardInitial curative therapyTertiary care centerLiver disease etiologyCurative therapyBCLC stageHepatocellular carcinomaCare centerTumor boardOutside institutionCases of HCCIncident HCC casesUniversity-affiliated hospitalDisease etiologyDiagnostic imaging protocolOptimal treatment planDiagnostic methodsChart reviewInitial treatmentTertiary careHCC casesOutside referralsOutside facilityTumor biopsiesAmerican College
2017
Healthcare Costs Related to Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Veterans With Cirrhosis in the United States
Kaplan DE, Chapko MK, Mehta R, Dai F, Skanderson M, Aytaman A, Baytarian M, D’Addeo K, Fox R, Hunt K, Pocha C, Valderrama A, Taddei TH, Group V. Healthcare Costs Related to Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Veterans With Cirrhosis in the United States. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2017, 16: 106-114.e5. PMID: 28756056, PMCID: PMC5735018, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable generalized linear modelsMultidisciplinary tumor boardHepatocellular carcinomaIntegrated health systemCancer-related costsHealthcare costsLiver transplantationBCLC stageLiver diseaseTumor boardBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageVeterans Affairs Corporate Data WarehouseHealth systemCases of HCCBasis of receiptLiver disease cohortReceipt of transplantationLiver disease etiologyChronic liver diseaseLiver Cancer stageLiver cancer surveillanceBasis of severityHospital academic affiliationCorporate Data WarehouseCirrhosis controls