2024
Impact of acute kidney injury response on survival and liver transplant rates in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: Results from the HRS-HARMONY consortium
Li X, Ouyang T, Belcher J, Patidar K, Cullaro G, Asrani S, Wadei H, Simonetto D, Regner K, Dageforde L, Przybyszewski E, Wilechansky R, Sharma P, Ufere N, Duarte-Rojo A, Wahid N, Orman E, St. Hillien S, Robinson J, Chung R, Allegretti A, collaborative I. Impact of acute kidney injury response on survival and liver transplant rates in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: Results from the HRS-HARMONY consortium. Liver Transplantation 2024, 30: 1106-1115. PMID: 39073567, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAKI responseAcute kidney injuryTransplant-free survivalLiver transplantationLT ratesCirrhosis patientsNon-respondersTime of liver transplantationCourse of hospitalized patientsNo responseRetrospective multicenter studyMELD-Na scoreResponse to therapyResponse to treatmentLiver transplant ratesRate of LTOverall survivalMulticenter studyKidney injuryCirrhosis etiologyCirrhosisHospitalized patientsTransplantationPatientsInjury response
2023
Hepatorenal Syndrome Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Belcher J. Hepatorenal Syndrome Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Medical Clinics Of North America 2023, 107: 781-792. PMID: 37258014, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryHepatorenal syndromeCombination of midodrineFirst-line standardPooling of bloodAnalog of vasopressinIntravenous albuminKidney injuryLiver transplantationVasoconstrictor agentsDefinitive treatmentPathophysiologic cascadeSplanchnic systemSyndrome pathophysiologyArterial volumeTreatmentTerlipressinCirrhosisMidodrineOctreotidePatientsTransplantationPathophysiologySyndromeInjury
2014
Early Trends in Cystatin C and Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury
Belcher JM, Sanyal AJ, Garcia-Tsao G, Ansari N, Coca SG, Shlipak MG, Parikh CR. Early Trends in Cystatin C and Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury. International Journal Of Nephrology 2014, 2014: 708585. PMID: 24757564, PMCID: PMC3976933, DOI: 10.1155/2014/708585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryGlomerular filtrationCystatin CCourse of AKIOnset of AKIProgression of AKIProspective multicenter studyEventual dialysisRenal dysfunctionSerum creatinineSevere complicationsComposite endpointPrimary outcomeMulticenter studyAdverse outcomesMore rapid identificationCystatin levelsWeight cysteine proteinase inhibitorCirrhosisCreatininePatientsMultivariate analysisAccurate markerReference group