Publications by authors named "Tongluk Teerasarntipan"
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- Acute liver failure (ALF) in dengue patients is uncommon but highly fatal; identifying those at risk is crucial for improving survival rates.
- A study involving 2532 dengue patients revealed that factors like international normalized ratio, bilirubin, albumin, and creatinine can predict the likelihood of ALF and in-hospital mortality in patients with dengue-induced severe hepatitis (DISH).
- Several prognostic scores, including the MELD score and ALBI score, effectively predicted ALF and mortality, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity in clinical assessments.
Risk factors of cholangiocarcinoma in areas not endemic for liver fluke infection.
Asian Biomed (Res Rev News)
October 2024
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Background & Objectives: Cirrhosis patients with worsening of the liver function are defined as acute decompensation (AD) and those who develop extrahepatic organ failure are defined as acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Both AD and ACLF have an extremely poor prognosis. However, information regarding prognostic predictors is still lacking in Asian populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance rates are suboptimal. We aimed to identify HCC surveillance barriers from both physician's and patient's perspectives and assess the effectiveness of physician education using social networks. A nationwide survey with 513 physicians and another single-center survey with 315 HCC-risk patients were conducted.
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- The study focused on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in Thailand, aiming to collect epidemiological data and validate a scoring system to predict mortality rates among affected patients.
- The research included data from 638 hospitalized patients, revealing a 54% incidence of ACLF, primarily due to alcoholism and sepsis, with significant differences in 30-day mortality rates between ACLF (58%) and acute decompensated liver disease (46%).
- Results showed that the CLIF-SOFA score was effective in predicting mortality risk in ACLF patients, and those with multiple organ failures faced higher short-term mortality.
Background And Aims: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is considered a main prognostic event in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). We analyzed the 28-day and 90-day mortality in ACLF patients with or without underlying cirrhosis enrolled in the ACLF Research Consortium (AARC) database.
Methods: A total of 1,621 patients were prospectively enrolled and 637 (39.
Background: Liver injury in patients with dengue infection is common. Most patients have mild and transient hepatitis. Acute liver failure (ALF) in dengue infection is rare but results in an extremely poor prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic exposure to lead causes lead to accumulate mainly in the liver. In vivo studies have shown that lead toxicity is related to alterations in the inflammatory response. We aimed to evaluate the association between lead poisoning and liver fibrosis as well as the change in the degree of liver fibrosis, levels of inflammatory mediators and glutathione (GSH) after chelation therapy.
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