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Comparison of model for end-stage liver disease-Na score and model for end-stage liver disease score in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with end stage liver disease: an observational study

International Journal of Advances in Medicine, 2019
Background: Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score was originally developed to predict mortality after trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in end stage liver disease (ESLD).
Tirthankar Mukherjee, Kamalesh Tagadur Nataraju, B. M. Rakesh, Soumya Dattanagowda Dandothi   +3 more
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Liver Enzyme Abnormalities and Associated Risk Factors in HIV Patients on Efavirenz-Based HAART with or without Tuberculosis Co-Infection in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
To investigate the timing, incidence, clinical presentation, pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetic predictors for antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drug induced liver injury (DILI) in HIV patients with or without TB co-infection.
A Habtewold, A Kwara, A Patel, A Tostmann, A Tostmann, A Tostmann, A Turkova, AK Daly, AM Anderson, B Lopman, BS Kappelhoff, C Benichou, C Nyakutira, CJ Hoffmann, CJ Hoffmann, D Voora, DF Wares, E Aklillu, E Aklillu, E Lopez-Lopez, E Ngaimisi, E Ngaimisi, E Pukenyte, Eleni Aklillu, Eliford Ngaimisi, Eric Sandstrom, Ferdinand Mugusi, G Yimer, G Yimer, G Yimer, GJ Dore, GL Dean, JG Stine, JJ Saukkonen, JK Mukonzo, JR Ungo, Juergen Burhenne, K Cohen, Klaus-Dieter Riedel, Lars Lindquist, LK Shipton, M Fiegenbaum, M Nelson, MI Matee, Mohamed Janabi, Muhammad Bakari, N Abrescia, N Soleman, Omary Minzi, P Kuehl, P Ocama, Petros C. Karakousis, R Kalyesubula, R Singla, RA Mirghani, S Russmann, Sabina Mugusi, SC Figueroa, SF Mugusi, V Gounden, W Mankhatitham, Z Desta, ZS Lamar   +62 more
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Non-HDL to HDL cholesterol ratio as a biomarker associated with decompensation in chronic liver disease [PDF]

Exploration of Digestive Diseases
Aim: Chronic liver disease (CLD) is characterized by progressive impairment of hepatic function and frequent lipid metabolism abnormalities, with reductions in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and other lipoprotein fractions shown to parallel
Rajesh Chetiwal, Amit Kumar, Binay Kumar Singh, Aman Dubey, Shweta Tanwar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

MELD score measured day 10 after orthotopic liver transplantation predicts death and re-transplantation within the first year [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: The impact of early allograft dysfunction on the outcome after liver transplantation is yet to be established. We explored the independent predictive value of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score measured in the post-transplant ...
Hillingsø, J, Lundgren, JD, Mocroft, A, Peters, L, Rasmussen, A, Rostved, AA   +5 more
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Assessment of health-related quality of life and related factors in patients with chronic liver disease

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background and objectives: Assessing health-related quality of life is an important aspect of clinical practice. Thus, the present study attempts to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic liver disease.
Neila Paula de Souza, Livia Melo Villar, Artênio José Ísper Garbin, Tânia Adas Saliba Rovida, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Acute Liver Failure in Patients With Acute Hepatitis A: An Analysis of the 2016-2018 San Diego County Hepatitis A Outbreak. [PDF]

, 2019
Background:Between 2016 and 2018, San Diego County experienced a hepatitis A outbreak with a historically high mortality rate (3.4%) that highlighted the need for early recognition of those at risk of developing acute liver failure (ALF).
Greenwald, Holly S, Jiang, Aiyang A, Malhotra, Atul, Schooley, Robert T, Sheikh, Lamiya, Sweeney, Daniel A, Wooten, Darcy A   +6 more
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Liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis: Long term follow-up and impact of disease recurrence [PDF]

, 2001
Background. Alcoholic liver disease has emerged as a leading indication for hepatic transplantation, although it is a controversial use of resources. We aimed to examine all aspects of liver transplantation associated with alcohol abuse.
Andrea M. DiMartini, Anthony J. Demetris, Ashok Jain, Balan, Bassendine, Becker, Belle, Bellentani, Beresford, Beresford, Beresford, Berlakovich, Bernard, Bizollon, Blakolmer, Campbell, Chao, Christopher O.C. Bellamy, Conjeevaram, Cromie, Duvoux, Enomoto, Everhart, Everson, Fauerholdt, Ferrell, Forrest Dodson, Foster, Gane, Graziadei, Harrison, Hoofnagle, Howard, Iezzoni, Ishak, Jain, John J. Fung, Keeffe, Kenngott, Kris Ruppert, Kumar, Kyriacou, Lee, Levin, Levy, Lucey, Lucey, Lucey, Mendenhall, Michael Torbenson, Nabel, Neuberger, Neuberger, Neuberger, Osorio, Pageaux, Pappo, Pereira, Reed, Reich, Saunders, Schiff, Seitz, Sherlock, Shev, Starzl, Tang, Thomas E. Starzl, Tringali, Uchimura, Wiesner, Yates   +71 more
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The Benefit of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Adolescents on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hepatic Fibrosis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To determine whether bariatric surgery is effective for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in adolescence, we compared the efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with that of lifestyle intervention (nonsurgical ...
Alisi, Anna, Baumann, Ulrich, Caccamo, Romina, Cutrera, Renato, De Peppo, Francesco, De Stefanis, Cristiano, Giordano, Ugo, Manco, Melania, Mosca, Antonella, Nobili, Valerio, Silecchia, Gianfranco   +10 more
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Deficiency of the purinergic receptor 2X7 attenuates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by high-fat diet. possible role of the NLRP3 Inflammasome [PDF]

, 2017
Molecular mechanisms driving transition from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a critical step in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to cirrhosis, are poorly defined. This study aimed at investigating the
Blasetti Fantauzzi, Claudia, Iacobini, Carla, Menini, Stefano, Pugliese, Giuseppe, Rossi, Chiara, Santini, Eleonora, Solini, Anna   +6 more
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Bacterial Infections in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis in an Internal Medicine Department

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background and Aims: Liver cirrhosis (LC) is the end stage of multiple processes that lead to hepatic failure and is the 10th most common cause of death in the Western world.
Cristina Lameirão Gomes, Renata Violante Silva, Paulo Carrola, José Presa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source