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Allocation of patients with liver cirrhosis and organ failure to intensive care:Systematic review and a proposal for clinical practice [PDF]

, 2015
AIM: To propose an allocation system of patients with liver cirrhosis to intensive care unit (ICU), and developed a decision tool for clinical practice. METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was performed in PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE databases.
Furhmann, Valentin, Kjeldsen, Jens, Krag, Aleksander, Prier Lindvig, Katrine, Strøm, Thomas, Søgaard Teisner, Ane, Toft, Palle   +6 more
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Applicability of the Chronic Liver Failure-Consortium score in patients with cirrhosis and bacterial infections: a single-clinic experience

Gastroenterologìa, 2021
Background. The frequency and characteristics of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are reported in numerous articles from different countries. The aim of the study was to assess the cirrhosis decompensation in patients with bacterial infections based
D.I. Haurylenka, N.N. Silivontchik
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Bacterial Infections in End-Stage Liver Disease: Implications for Liver Transplantation

Transplantology
Bacterial infections are a common complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. The complex landscape of cirrhosis, characterized by immune paralysis and an exhausted response to exogenous triggers, explains the higher prevalence of such ...
Alberto Ferrarese, Marco Senzolo, Anna Maria Cattelan, Lolita Sasset, Sara Battistella, Alberto Zanetto, Giacomo Germani, Francesco Paolo Russo, Martina Gambato, Filippo Pelizzaro, Stefania Vio, Domenico Bassi, Umberto Cillo, Patrizia Burra   +13 more
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Survival after liver transplantation in the United Kingdom and Ireland compared with the United States

, 2007
<b>Background and Aim</b>: Surgical mortality in the US is widely perceived to be superior to that in the UK. However, previous comparisons of surgical outcome in the two countries have often failed to take sufficient account of case-mix or ...
Copley, L.P., Dawwas, M.F., Gimson, A.E., Lewsey, J.D., van der Meulen, J.   +4 more
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Not All Antibodies Are Created Equal: Factors That Influence Antibody Mediated Rejection. [PDF]

, 2017
Consistent with Dr. Paul Terasaki's "humoral theory of rejection" numerous studies have shown that HLA antibodies can cause acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and decreased graft survival. New evidence also supports a role for antibodies
Butler, Carrie L, Reed, Elaine F, Thomas, Kimberly A, Valenzuela, Nicole M   +3 more
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Plasmin-mediated proteolysis of von Willebrand factor in patients with acute and chronic liver disease

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Background: In patients with acute and chronic liver disease, von Willebrand factor (VWF) antigen levels are markedly elevated, whereas a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs, member 13 (ADAMTS13) activity is often reduced.
Hinde El Otmani, Marilena Stamouli, Jelle Adelmeijer, William Bernal, Coen Maas, Vishal C. Patel, Ton Lisman   +6 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients at Fatmawati General Hospital

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2020
Background: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by acute liver decompensation with extrahepatic organ failure in patients with pre-existing liver disease causing high short-term mortality.
Nikko Darnindro, Annela Manurung, Edi Mulyana, Arnold Harahap, Marlina Dewiastuti, Fenandri Fadillah Fedrizal, Mohammad Sadhyo Prabhasworo   +6 more
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Clinical intestinal transplantation: New perspectives and immunologic considerations [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Although tacrolimus-based immunosuppression has made intestinal transplantation feasible, the risk of the requisite chronic high- dose treatment has inhibited the widespread use of these procedures.
Abu-Elmagd, K, Bueno, J, Demetris, J, Fawzy, AT, Fung, JJ, Furukawa, H, Irish, W, Lee, R, McMichael, J, Murase, N, Rakela, J, Rao, A, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +14 more
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IMPACT OF SARCOPENIA ON THE PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE DECOMPENSATION OR ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Background: Cirrhosis is a prevalent disease and ranks among the leading causes of death worldwide. Sarcopenia is believed to be associated with a poorer prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.
Leticia Macedo EIFLER, Thaís Rodrigues MOREIRA, João Pedro Pagani POSSEBON, Luis Fernando FERREIRA, Raquel de Freitas JOTZ, Ângelo Z MATTOS   +5 more
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Changing perspectives on liver transplantation in 1988. [PDF]

, 1988
After liver transplantation for cancer, there is a high incidence of disease recurrence within 18 to 36 months for most tumors, although there are a small number of long-term survivors.
Gordon, RD, Starzl, TE
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