Publications by authors named "Panayota Vasianopoulou"
Aim: To evaluate the non-invasive assessments of volume status in patients with cirrhosis.
Methods: Echocardiography and multifrequency bioimpedance analysis measurements and short synacthen tests were made in 20 stable and 25 acutely decompensated patients with cirrhosis.
Results: Both groups had similar clinical assessments, cortisol response and total body water (TBW), however the ratio of extracellular water (ECW)/TBW was significantly greater in the trunk (0.
Background & Aims: Measurements of serum levels of total cortisol can overestimate the prevalence of adrenal dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis because they have low concentrations of corticosteroid-binding globulin and albumin. We used measurements of serum total cortisol and serum free cortisol after the low-dose short Synacthen test (LDSST) to assess adrenal dysfunction.
Methods: We studied 79 patients with stable cirrhosis; adrenal dysfunction was defined by peak concentrations of total cortisol ≤494 mmol/L and/or peak concentrations of free cortisol ≤33 nmol/L after the LDSST.
Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (ALF) is a complex multiorgan illness. An assessment of the prognosis is essential for the accurate identification of patients for whom survival without liver transplantation (LT) is unlikely. The aims of this study were the comparison of prognostic models [King's College Hospital (KCH), Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II)] and the identification of independent prognostic indicators of outcome.
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