Abstracts and Articles

Body mass index and its association with clinical outcomes in acute liver failure.

Krishnan Arunkumar (A);Khan Sameer (S);Gips Julia (J);Alqahtani Saleh A (SA);Vaidya Dhananjay (D);Liu Yi-Si (YS);Kim Ahyoung (A);Su Amanda (A);Gurakar Ahmet (A);Hamilton James P (JP);Woreta Tinsay A (TA)

Proton pump inhibitors do not impact on the severity and mortality of the acute-on-chronic liver failure ‒ Andalusian multicentric prospective study.

García-Gavilán María Del Carmen (MDC);Guerrero-Misas Marta (M);García-García Alberto Manuel (AM);Casado-Martín Marta (M);Castillo-Molina Laura (L);Sánchez-Torrijos Yolanda (Y);Sendra Carmen (C);Rivas Ruiz Francisco (F);Rosales-Zábal José Miguel (JM)

First Latin American consensus on the treatment and prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy.

Higuera-de-la-Tijera Fátima (F);Alvares-da-Silva Mario Reis (MR);Castro-Narro Graciela Elia (GE);Barahona-Garrido Josué (J);Carrera-Estupiñán Enrique (E);Garavito-Rentería Jorge (J);Henríquez-Meléndez Héctor Adolfo (HA);Cely Geovanny Hernández (GH);Mora-Lazo Javier (J);Mendizabal Manuel (M);Mezzano-Puentes Gabriel Alejandro (GA);Oliveira Claudia P (CP);Guimarães Pessoa Mário (M);Suárez-Quintero Yanette (Y);Velasco José Antonio Velarde-Ruiz (JAV)

Mortality risk prediction in liver transplant candidates: a prognostic model using key clinical variables.

Aghazadeh Mohammad Hossein (MH);Azizmohammad Looha Mehdi (M);Khaleghjoo Yadmehr (Y);Ghoorchi Beigi Fatemeh (F);Rabbani Amirhassan (A);Parsa Tina (T);Parsa Yekta (Y)

Development of overt hepatic encephalopathy increases mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Iwasa Taisei (T);Miwa Takao (T);Utakata Yuki (Y);Oi Mikita (M);Asakura Mayu (M);Onishi Takumi (T);Aiba Masashi (M);Unome Shinji (S);Hanai Tatsunori (T);Shiraki Makoto (M);Adachi Seiji (S);Katsumura Naoki (N);Kawashima Yasuhiro (Y);Nishiwaki Shinji (S);Shimizu Masahito (M)

Subset of Child-Pugh Score 7 Shows Comparable Survival Outcomes to Child-Pugh Score 6 in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab.

Lee Jaejun (J);Yang Keungmo (K);Han Ji Won (JW);Sung Pil Soo (PS);Jang Jeong Won (JW);Yoon Seung Kew (SK);Cho Hee Sun (HS);Yang Hyun (H);Bae Si Hyun (SH);Kim Ji Hoon (JH);Nam Heechul (H);Kim Chang Wook (CW);Lee Hae Lim (HL);Kim Hee Yeon (HY);Lee Sung Won (SW);Lee Ahlim (A);Song Do Seon (DS);Song Myeong Jun (MJ);Nam Soon Woo (SW);Kwon Jung Hyun (JH);Lee Soon Kyu (SK)

The effect of a plant- and dairy-based protein diet on serum levels of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with liver cirrhosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Ranjbar Banafshe Khalese (BK);Taghizadeh Mahdiyeh (M);Ebrahimpour-Koujan Soraiya (S);Yekaninejad Mir Saeed (MS);Anushiravani Amir (A);Saberifiroozi Mehdi (M);Asghari Somayyeh (S)

Partial Splenic embolization combined with endoscopic variceal ligation in variceal rebleeding prevention among liver cirrhosis patients complicated with hypersplenism, thrombocytopenia, and esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage: a prospective observational study.

Yue Bin (B);Yang Di (D);Lu Zhongqiao (Z);Zhao Shiyou (S);Tang Zhenhong (Z)

Measurement of Serum Ammonia in the ED: Lost Opportunities.

Meier Ciselle (C);Manolikos Catherine (C);Burns Kharis (K);Bell Damon A (DA)

Uniform intrahepatic portal ammonia distribution in cirrhosis.

Meyer Carsten (C);Ramig Olga (O);Mesropyan Narine (N);Kupczyk Patrick (P);Chang Johannes (J);Praktiknjo Michael (M);Luetkens Julian (J);Kuetting Daniel (D);Jansen Christian (C);Dell Tatjana (T)

Association between haemorrhagic transformation in acute ischaemic strokes and incidence of post-stroke epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Goh Nicholas (N);Saravanan Karthikeyan (K);Tin Oo Mya Thee Char (MTC);Jie Evan Michael Neo Ren (EMNR);Rathakrishnan Rahul (R);Jing Mingxue (M);Hung Jennifer (J);Sia Ching-Hui (CH);Yq Tan Benjamin (B);Lim Hui Shi (HS);Ng Megan Bj (MB);Yeo Leonard Ll (LL);Yeo Joshua Yp (JY)

Frailty Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Japanese Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Unome Shinji (S);Oi Mikita (M);Utakata Yuki (Y);Miwa Takao (T);Aiba Masashi (M);Hanai Tatsunori (T);Shiraki Makoto (M);Kawashima Yasuhiro (Y);Katsumura Naoki (N);Shimizu Masahito (M)

Regulatory effects of polysaccharides on immune function and their application prospects.

Li Dan (D);Jin Jing (J)

Prospective observational study on systemic inflammation and prognostic significance of hepatic encephalopathy.

Vaithiyam Venkatesh (V);Mahanaik Sarang (S);Sharma Barjesh Chander (BC);Sachdeva Sanjeev (S);Srivastava Siddharth (S);Kumar Ajay (A);Dalal Ashok (A);Sonika Ujjwal (U);Mahajan Bhawna (B)

Mexican consensus on the approach to and treatment of acute variceal bleeding.

Higuera-de-la-Tijera F (F);Noble-Lugo A (A);Crespo J (J);Albillos A (A);Montaño-Loza A J (AJ);Cano-Contreras A D (AD);Castro-Narro G E (GE);De Giau-Triulzi L F (LF);García-Jiménez E S (ES);Fernández-Pérez N J (NJ);Aldana-Ledesma J M (JM);Trujillo-Benavides O E (OE);Cerna-Cardona J (J);Velasco-Santiago Y M (YM);Cerda-Reyes E (E);Tapia-Calderón D K (DK);Bautista-Santos A (A);Pérez-Hernández J L (JL);Moreno-Alcántar R (R);Velarde-Ruiz Velasco J A (JA)

Effect of varenicline on major adverse liver outcomes in alcohol-associated liver disease: An exploratory analysis.

Danpanichkul Pojsakorn (P);Pang Yanfang (Y);Kim Donghee (D);Suenghataiphorn Thanathip (T);Ko Donghyun (D);Ibrahim Andrew F (AF);Prasitsumrit Vitchapong (V);Duangsonk Kwanjit (K);Noureddin Mazen (M);Wijarnpreecha Karn (K);Liangpunsakul Suthat (S)

Simple scoring model for predicting overt hepatic encephalopathy in geriatric cirrhosis: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Utakata Yuki (Y);Miwa Takao (T);Aiba Masashi (M);Unome Shinji (S);Hanai Tatsunori (T);Imai Kenji (K);Shirakami Yohei (Y);Takai Koji (K);Shiraki Makoto (M);Katsumura Naoki (N);Shimizu Masahito (M)

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) reduce the risk of developing epilepsy in patients with ischemic stroke and hypertension.

Evangelista Giacomo (G);Dono Fedele (F);Melchiorre Sara (S);Corniello Clarissa (C);Liviello Davide (D);Quintieri Paolo (P);Pietro Martina Di (MD);Russo Mirella (M);Vollono Catello (C);Sensi Stefano L (SL)