2024
Abnormal Liver Tests in Pregnancy
Khungar V, Tran T. Abnormal Liver Tests in Pregnancy. 2024, 289-296. DOI: 10.1201/9781003524489-44.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Statin Use Among Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the TARGET-NASH Study
Thomson MJ, Serper M, Khungar V, Weiss LM, Trinh H, Firpi-Morell R, Roden M, Loomba R, Barritt AS, Gazis D, Mospan AR, Fried MW, Reddy KR, Lok AS. Prevalence and Factors Associated With Statin Use Among Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the TARGET-NASH Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: 458-460.e4. PMID: 33775894, PMCID: PMC8464616, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseStatin useReal-world cohortCoenzyme reductase inhibitorsHepatic decompensationCardiovascular eventsPatient factorsCardiovascular diseasePatientsLower mortalityReductase inhibitorsStatinsDiseasePrevalenceRiskDecompensationCarcinomaHepatotoxicityCohortMortality
2019
An Automated Text Message Navigation Program Improves the Show Rate for Outpatient Colonoscopy
Mahmud N, Doshi SD, Coniglio MS, Clermont M, Bernard D, Reitz C, Khungar V, Asch DA, Mehta SJ. An Automated Text Message Navigation Program Improves the Show Rate for Outpatient Colonoscopy. Health Education & Behavior 2019, 46: 942-946. PMID: 31431077, PMCID: PMC6889043, DOI: 10.1177/1090198119869964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention patientsNavigation programAppointment adherenceColonoscopy completionOutpatient colonoscopyPreparation qualityUsual care armPoor bowel preparationBowel preparation qualityHigh patient satisfactionCare armUsual careIntervention armBowel preparationProspective studyAdherence ratesColonoscopy adherencePatient satisfactionEndoscopy centerSimilar demographicsProcedure cancellationsShow ratesPatientsPoststudy surveyAdherenceImproving cirrhosis care: The potential for telemedicine and mobile health technologies
Stotts MJ, Grischkan JA, Khungar V. Improving cirrhosis care: The potential for telemedicine and mobile health technologies. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2019, 25: 3849-3856. PMID: 31413523, PMCID: PMC6689809, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i29.3849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare of patientsHeart failureHigh-value carePatient-reported outcome measuresLiver disease managementCare of veteransDownstream cost savingsMobile health technologyCirrhosis careHospital readmissionClinical outcomesLiver diseaseSignificant morbidityCancer screeningOutcome measuresCirrhosisPreventative careMortality rateClinical practicePatientsCareDisease managementQuality gapMobile healthHealth technologiesAn Advanced Practice Practitioner–Based Program to Reduce 30‐ and 90‐Day Readmissions After Liver Transplantation
Mahmud N, Halpern S, Farrell R, Ventura K, Thomasson A, Lewis H, Olthoff KM, Levine MH, Nazarian S, Khungar V. An Advanced Practice Practitioner–Based Program to Reduce 30‐ and 90‐Day Readmissions After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 901-910. PMID: 30947393, PMCID: PMC6548546, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleHumansLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNurse PractitionersPatient ReadmissionPilot ProjectsPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsProfessional RoleProgram EvaluationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLiver transplantationReadmission ratesRisk factorsPostexposure groupCare programIndex hospitalization characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyRisk of readmissionHigher readmission ratesAssociated risk factorsAdvanced practice practitionersIndex hospitalizationAnalytic cohortCohort studyHospitalization characteristicsReferral centerHospital readmissionLT centersAdjusted analysisMale sexNurse practitionersReadmissionClinic availabilitySignificant differencesPatients