Gender differences in trauma, shock and sepsis

F Bösch, MK Angele, IH Chaudry - Military Medical Research, 2018 - Springer
Despite efforts in prevention and intensive care, trauma and subsequent sepsis are still
associated with a high mortality rate. Traumatic injury remains the main cause of death in …

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among cirrhotic patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SA Seyedi, SA Nabipoorashrafi… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The goal of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was analyzing published
studies on the role of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in infection and spatially …

An epidemiological meta-analysis on the worldwide prevalence, resistance, and outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis

PWL Tay, J Xiao, DJH Tan, C Ng, YN Lye… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and Aims: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and potentially
fatal complication of liver cirrhosis. This study aims to analyze the prevalence of SBP among …

Differences in bacterial translocation and liver injury in ethanol versus diet-induced liver disease

CL Hsu, Y Wang, Y Duan, H Chu, P Hartmann… - Digestive Diseases and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD)/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are two of the most common etiologies of …

Peritoneal dialysis use in patients with ascites: a review

N Rajora, L De Gregorio, R Saxena - American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
The past few decades have seen steady increase in the prevalence of kidney failure
needing kidney replacement therapy. Concomitantly, there has been progressive growth of …

Invasive fungal infections in acute and chronic liver impairment: A systematic review

T Lahmer, PM Peçanha‐Pietrobom, RM Schmid… - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with acute and chronic liver impairment are susceptible to invasive fungal infections
such as candidemia and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis as a result of cirrhosis‐associated …

ICD-10-AM codes for cirrhosis and related complications: key performance considerations for population and healthcare studies

KL Hayward, AL Johnson… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
ABSTRACT Objective The utility of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes
relies on the accuracy of clinical reporting and administrative coding, which may be …

Cell‐Specific Regulation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Acute‐Phase Proteins by the Glucocorticoid Receptor

R Winkler, H Lu - Mediators of Inflammation, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Literature and data mining found abnormal induction of chemokine (C‐X‐C
motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1) and CXCL8 and down‐regulation of CXCL2 in inflammatory liver …

Clinical features, microbial spectrum, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients

X Zhang, XX Li, JW Song, XC Zhang, C Zhen… - Digestive and Liver …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aims The microbial spectrum and antimicrobial resistance patterns
change over time and vary across regions in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis …

Narrative Review: Glucocorticoids in Alcoholic Hepatitis—Benefits, Side Effects, and Mechanisms

H Lu - Journal of Xenobiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alcoholic hepatitis is a major health and economic burden worldwide. Glucocorticoids (GCs)
are the only first-line drugs recommended to treat severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH), with …