Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure: MELD Score 30-day Mortality Predictability and Etiology in a Pakistani Population [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Cirrhosis is a pathological condition that ultimately leads to liver failure. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) has a high short term mortality rate. Viral hepatitis is the most common cause of liver failure in our local population.
Gilani, N. A. (Naeem) +5 more
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The use of non-selective beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis: more doubts than certainties [PDF]
, 2017 In conclusion, prospective RCT would be needed on the use of NSBBs in decompensated cirrhotic patients with ascites however these trials are difficult to organize and will need a large sample size.
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Portopulmonary hypertension practice patterns after liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a type of pulmonary arterial hypertension occurring exclusively in those with portal hypertensive liver disease. Liver transplantation (LT) can significantly improve outcomes. Current guidelines counsel against immediate adjustments to targeted therapy after LT and suggest routine echocardiography as ...
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SURGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS – A LITERATURE REVIEW [PDF]
Journal of IMABPatients with chronic liver injury and liver cirrhosis develop disease-specific pathophysiological abnormalities. These specific findings compromise the functional activity of other organs and systems, leading to poor postoperative outcomes and increased
Elina Merashka
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Revision of MELD to include serum albumin improves prediction of mortality on the liver transplant waiting list. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Allocation of donor livers for transplantation in most regions is based on the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) or MELD-sodium (MELDNa). Our objective was to assess revisions to MELD and MELDNa that include serum albumin for predicting waiting ...
Robert P Myers +4 more
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Blind protein structure prediction using accelerated free-energy simulations. [PDF]
, 2016 We report a key proof of principle of a new acceleration method [Modeling Employing Limited Data (MELD)] for predicting protein structures by molecular dynamics simulation.
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MELD–Na as a prognostic score for cirrhotic patients
Journal de la Faculté de Médecine d'Oran, 2023 Background-The high mortality of cirrhosis is a global public health problem. For predicting the outcome of patients with cirrhosis, many prognostic models were proposed.The new Model for End-Stage Liver Disease including serum sodium (MELD-Na) has been ...
Yousra Meguenni +5 more
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Interleukin-22 predicts severity and death in advanced liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Interleukin-22 (IL-22), recently identified as a crucial parameter of pathology in experimental liver damage, may determine survival in clinical end-stage liver disease.
Bachmann, Malte +11 more
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Clostridioides difficile Infection and Liver Cirrhosis – A Retrospective, Cohort Study
Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2021 Nikhitha Mantri,1 Harish Patel,1,2 Kanthi Rekha Badipatla,1,2 Haozhe Sun,1 Danial Shaikh,1,2 Sudharsan Gongati,1 Suresh Kumar Nayudu1,2 1Department of Medicine, Bronx Care Health System, Affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bronx, NY,
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Simple new risk score model for adult cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: simple cardiac ECMO score. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Although the use of cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasing in adult patients, the field lacks understanding of associated risk factors. While standard intensive care unit risk scores such as SAPS II (simplified acute
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