Publications by authors named "Sumathy Jayaraman"
On-treatment decline in MELD score predicts one-month transplant-free survival in rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients treated with low-volume plasma exchange.
Vijay Alexander Gayathiri Kaduvetti Chellaiya S Gnanadeepam Vinoi George David Ebor James Sumathy Jayaraman
Indian J Gastroenterol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Plasma exchange (PLEX) is shown to improve survival rates in patients with rodenticidal hepatotoxicity, but the factors that predict treatment success remain unclear.
- A study analyzed 200 patients over nearly a decade to identify predictors of survival, focusing on changes in MELD score, bilirubin levels, and INR after PLEX treatment.
- Results indicated that a significant decline in MELD score during treatment was the strongest independent predictor of one-month survival without liver transplantation.