2022
Prognosis of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney disease
Wong F, Garcia‐Tsao G, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Lai JC, Vargas HE, Biggins SW, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Maliakkal BJ, Subramanian R, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Prognosis of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney disease. Liver International 2022, 42: 896-904. PMID: 35023264, PMCID: PMC11075740, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney diseaseStage 1 AKIAKD patientsPeak ScrAKI patientsCirrhotic patientsKidney diseaseSecond infectionEnd-stage liver diseaseDecompensated cirrhotic patientsHigher hospital admissionsWorse renal dysfunctionNormal renal functionGlomerular filtration rateNorth American ConsortiumBaseline SCrRenal dysfunctionPrompt treatmentRenal functionSerum creatinineHospital admissionClinical outcomesLiver diseasePredictive factorsFiltration rate
2014
Prognostic Factors in Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhosis
Ripoll C, Zipprich A, Garcia-Tsao G. Prognostic Factors in Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhosis. Current Hepatology Reports 2014, 13: 171-179. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-014-0234-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic venous pressure gradientPortal hypertensionPredictive factorsSignificant portal hypertensionSpecific predictive factorsVenous pressure gradientSerum albumin levelAlternative non-invasive methodDecompensated diseaseMELD scoreClinical decompensationFurther decompensationAlbumin levelsPrognostic factorsNon-invasive methodCirrhosisInvasive proceduresDecompensationDeathHypertensionNumber of studiesImportant predictorChildren's scoresRecent studiesScores
2004
Treatment of acute variceal bleeding: general management and prevention of infections
Garcia-Tsao G. Treatment of acute variceal bleeding: general management and prevention of infections. 2004, 233-240. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1042-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsVariceal bleedingCirrhotic patientsPoor outcomePredictive factorsHepatic venous pressure gradientUpper gastrointestinal bleeding episodesActive variceal bleedingEarly recurrent bleedingAcute variceal bleedingVenous pressure gradientGastrointestinal bleeding episodesPrevention of infectionAlcoholic etiologyBleeding episodesGastrointestinal hemorrhageRecurrent bleedingRenal dysfunctionVariceal hemorrhageLiver dysfunctionEsophageal varicesUncontrolled bleedingDiagnostic endoscopyHepatocellular carcinomaBleedingPatients
2003
103 Multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial of non-selective beta-blockers in the prevention of the complications of portal hypertension: final results and identification of a predictive factor
Groszmann R, Garcia-Tsao G, Makuch R, Bosch J, Escorsel A, Garcia-Pagan J, Grace N, Matloff D, Burroughs A, Patch D. 103 Multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial of non-selective beta-blockers in the prevention of the complications of portal hypertension: final results and identification of a predictive factor. Hepatology 2003, 38: 206. DOI: 10.1016/s0270-9139(03)80146-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research