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The Role of Peritoneal Dialysis in the Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective Brazilian Study
(2021-09-23)
This study aimed to explore the role of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in acute-on-chronic liver disease (ACLD) in relation to metabolic and fluid control and outcome. Fifty-three patients were treated by PD (prescribed Kt/V = ...
Hepatitis E virus infection in a patient with alcohol related chronic liver disease: a case report of acute-on-chronic liver failure
(BioMed Central, 2021-12)
Background: The hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been described as a causing factor for acute-on-chronic-liverfailure (ACLF) in patients with underlying chronic liver disease (CLD), such as chronic hepatitis or ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the care of patients with liver disease: EASL-ESCMID position paper after 6 months of the pandemic
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, EASL and ESCMID published a position paper to provide guidance for physicians involved in the care of patients with chronic liver disease. In the meantime, many countries ...
Immune dysfunction in cirrhosis: distinct cytokines phenotypes according to cirrhosis severity
(Elsevier, 2016-01)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Cirrhosis associated immune dysfunction has been proposed to switch from a pro-inflammatory phenotype in stable cirrhosis to an immunodeficient one in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ...
Cirrosis hepática o falla hepática crónica agudizada: definición y clasificación
(Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, Hospital de San José y Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, 2020-04-06)
Comparison of different prognostic scores for patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection
(Mexican Association of Hepatology, 2021-11)
Introduction and Objectives: Viral infections have been described to increase the risk of decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on outcome of hospitalized ...
Comparison of different prognostic scores for patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection
(Elsevier, 2021)
Introduction and Objectives: Viral infections have been described to increase the risk of decompensation
in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on outcome of
hospitalized ...
Active alcohol consumption is associated with acute-on-chronic liver failure in Hispanic patients
(2023)
Background
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe clinical entity associated with elevated short-term mortality. We aimed to characterize patients with decompensated cirrhosis according to presence of ACLF, their ...
Adenovirus 5 produces obesity and adverse metabolic, morphological, and functional changes in the long term in animals fed a balanced diet or a high‑fat diet: a study on hamsters
(Springer, 2019)
Adenovirus 5 (Ad-5) infection is a common cause of acute respiratory infections and the main vector used in gene therapy. There are few studies on the relationship of Ad-5 to obesity. In the present study, we evaluated the ...
EPILAT-IRA study: A contribution to the understanding of the epidemiology of acute kidney injury in Latin America
(2019-11-01)
Introduction Epidemiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) is highly dependent on patient characteristics, context and geography. Considering the limited information in Latin America and the Caribbean, we performed a study ...