2016
Urine Interleukin 18 and Lipocalin 2 Are Biomarkers of Acute Tubular Necrosis in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Puthumana J, Ariza X, Belcher JM, Graupera I, Ginès P, Parikh CR. Urine Interleukin 18 and Lipocalin 2 Are Biomarkers of Acute Tubular Necrosis in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 15: 1003-1013.e3. PMID: 28013112, PMCID: PMC5474196, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinAcute tubular necrosisUrine levelsUrine biomarkersSystematic reviewKidney impairmentKidney injuryTubular necrosisLipocalin-2Development of ATNAUC valuesEtiology of AKIUrine interleukin-18Acute kidney injuryGelatinase-associated lipocalinShort-term mortalityLogistic mixed-effects modelsHepatorenal syndromeCause mortalityPrerenal azotemiaCommon complicationInterleukin-18Prospective studyPatient outcomesCommon cause
2015
Creatinine Change on Vasoconstrictors as Mortality Surrogate in Hepatorenal Syndrome: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Belcher JM, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Creatinine Change on Vasoconstrictors as Mortality Surrogate in Hepatorenal Syndrome: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0135625. PMID: 26295585, PMCID: PMC4546623, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta creatinineHepatorenal syndromeRelative riskSerum creatininePost-treatment mortalityVasoconstrictor therapyRandomized trialsHRS type 1Completion of treatmentWeb of ScienceRenal functionCreatinine changesOverall mortalitySevere complicationsControl armTreatment periodVasoconstrictor medicationCreatinineElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMortalityType 1PatientsSignificant mortality