Hepatorenal Syndrome

Tsai MH, Chen YC, Ho YP, Fang JT, Lien JM, Chiu CT, Liu NJ, Chen PC. Organ system failure scoring system can predict hospital mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients. J Clin Gastroenterol Vol.37, Issue 3, 251-257, 2003

Ho YP, Chen YC, Yang C, Lien JM, Chu YY, Fang JT, Chiu CT, Chen PC, Tsai MH. Outcome prediction for critically ill cirrhotic patients: a comparison of APACHE II and Child-Pugh scoring systems. J Intensive Care Med Vol. 19, Number 2, 105-110, 2004

Chen YC, Ginès P, Yang J, Summer SN, Falk S, Russell NS, Schrier RW. Increased vascular heme oxygenase-1 expression contributes to arterial vasodilation in experimental cirrhosis in rats. Hepatology Vol. 39, Issue 4, 1075-1087, 2004

Tsai MH, Peng YS, Lien JM, Weng HH, Ho YP, Yang C, Chu YY, Chen YC, Fang JT, Chiu CT, Chen PC. Multiple organ system failure in critically ill cirrhotic patients. A comparison of two multiple organ dysfunction/failure scoring systems. Digestion Vol. 69, Number 3, 190-200, 2004

Chen YC, Tian YC, Ho YP, Chu YY, Yang C, Liu NJ, Chiu CT, Chen PC, Fang JT, Hsu CW, Yang CW, Tsai MH. Prospective cohort study comparing SOFA and APACHE III scoring systems for hospital mortality prediction in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Int J Clin Pract Vol. 60, Issue 2, 160-166, 2006

Tsai MH, Peng YS, Chen YC, Liu NJ, Ho YP, Fang JT, Lien JM, Yang C, Chen PC, Wu CS. Adrenal insufficiency in critically ill cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Hepatology Vol. 43, Issue 4, 673-681, 2006

Tsai MH, Chen YC, Lien JM, Tian YC, Peng YS, Fang JT, Yang C, Tang JH, Chu YY, Chen PC, Wu CS. Hemodynamics and metabolic studies on septic shock in patients with acute liver failure. Journal of Critical Care, Volume 23, Issue 4, 468-72, 2008

Tsai MH, Peng YS, Chen YC, Lien JM, Tian YC, Fang JT, Weng HH, Chen PC, Yang CW, Wu CS. Low serum concentration of apolipoprotein A-I is an indicator of poor prognosis in cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis. J Hepatol Vol. 50, Issue 5, 906-915, 2009

Peng YS, Wu CS, Chen YC, Lien JM, Tian YC, Fang JT, Yang C, Chu YY, Hung CF, Yang CW, Chen PC, Tsai MH. Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in patients with severe acute biliary pancreatitis: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care Vol. 13, Issue 4, R123, 2009

Chen YY, Lien JM, Peng YS, Chen YC, Tian YC, Fang JT, Huang HC, Chen PC, Yang CW, Wu CS, Tsai MH. Lipopolysaccharide binding protein in cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis. J Chin Med Assoc Vol. 77, Issue 2, 68-74, 2014

Pan HC, Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Fan PC, Chang CH, Chang MY, Tian YC, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Scoring systems for 6-month mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a prospective analysis of chronic liver failure - sequential organ failure assessment score (CLIF-SOFA). Aliment Pharmacol Ther Vol. 40, Issue 9, 1056-1065, 2014

Tsai MH, Huang HC, Peng YS, Chen YC, Tian YC, Yang CW, Lien JM, Fang JT, Wu CS, Lee FY. Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in cirrhotic patients with acute gastroesophageal variceal bleeding: risk factors and association with outcome. Crit Care Med Vol. 42, Number 12, 2546-2555, 2014

Fu CM, Chang CH, Fan PC, Tsai MH, Lin SM, Kao KC, Tian YC, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Prognosis of critically ill cirrhotic versus non-cirrhotic patients: a comprehensive score-matched study. BMC Anesthesiol Vol. 14, 123, 2014

Peng YS, Chen YC, Tian YC, Yang CW, LienJM, Fang JT, Wu CS, Hung CF,Hwang TL, Tsai YH, Lee MS, Tsai MH. Serum levels ofapolipoprotein A-I and high-density lipoprotein can predict organ failure inacute pancreatitis. Crit Care Vol. 19, 88, 2015

Renal Dysfunction, Hyponatremia and Proteinuria

Chen YC, Tsai MH, Hsu CW, Ho YP, Lien JM, Chang MY, Fang JT, Huang CC, Chen PC. Role of serum creatinine and prognostic scoring systems in assessing hospital mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. J Nephrol Vol. 16, Number 4, 558-565, 2003

Chen YC, Tsai MH, Ho YP, Hsu CW, Lin HH, Fang JT, Huang CC, Chen PC. Comparison of the severity of illness scoring systems for critically ill cirrhotic patients with renal failure. Clinical Nephrology Vol. 61, Number 2, 111-118, 2004

Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Tian YC, Lin CY, Yang C, Liu NJ, Lien JM, Chen YC, Fang JT, Chen PC, Yang CW. RIFLE classification can predict short-term prognosis in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Intensive Care Med Vol.33, Number 11, 1921-1930, 2007

Fang JT, Tsai MH, Tian YC, Jenq CC, Lin CY, Chen YC, Lien JM, Chen PC, Yang CW. Outcome predictors and new score of critically ill cirrhotic patients with acute renal failure. Nephrol Dial Transplant Vol. 23, Number 6, 1961-1969, 2008

Fan PC, Chen YC, Tian YC, Chang CH, Fang JT, Yang CW. Acute renal failure associated with acute non-fulminant hepatitis A: a case report and review of literature. Renal Failure Vol.31, Number 8, 756-764, 2009

Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Tian YC, Chang MY, Lin CY, Lien JM, Chen YC, Fang JT, Chen PC, Yang CW. Serum sodium predicts prognosis in critically ill cirrhotic patients. J Clin Gastroenterol Vol.44, Issue 3, 220-226, 2010

Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Chen YC. Serum sodium in critical cirrhotic patients. J Clin Gastroenterol Vol.44, Issue 7, 524-525, 2010

Juan KC, Tsai MH, Chen YC, Jenq CC, Tian YC, Chang MY, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen PC. Predictors and scoring systems for 3-month mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Gastroenterol J Taiwan Vol.27, Number 4, 424-435, 2010

Tu KH, Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Hsu HH, Chang MY, Tian YC, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Outcome scoring systems for short-term prognosis in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Shock Vol. 36, Number 5, 445-450, 2011

Pan HC, Jenq CC, Tsai MH, Fan PC, Chang CH, Chang MY, Tian YC, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Risk models and scoring systems for predicting the prognosis in critically ill cirrhotic patients with acute kidney injury: a prospective validation study. PLoS One Vol.7, Issue 12, e51094, 2012

Tsai MH, Chen YC, Yang CW, Jenq CC, Fang JT, Lien JM, Hung CC, Weng HH, Wu CS, Peng YS, Shen CH, Tung SY, Tian YC. Acute renal failure in cirrhotic patients with severe sepsis: value of urinary interleukin-18. J Gastroenterol Hepatol Vol.28, Issue 1, 135-141, 2013

Lin LY, Jenq CC, Liu CS, Huang CS, Fan PC, Chang CH, Lee SY, Chang MY, Tian YC, Hung CC, Tsai MH, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Proteinuria can predict short-term prognosis in critically ill cirrhotic patients. J Clin Gastroenterol Vol.48, Issue 4, 377-382, 2014

MARS

Tsai MH, Chen YC, Wu CS, Ho YP, Fang JT, Lien JM, Yang C, Chu YY, Liu NJ, Lin CH, Chiu CT, Chen PC. Extracorporal liver support with molecular adsorbents recirculating system in patients with hepatitis B-associated fulminant hepatic failure. Int J Clin Pract Vol. 59, Issue 11, 1289-1294, 2005

Tsai MH, Chen YC, Peng YS, Liu NJ, Chen PC, Fang JT. Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in fulminant hepatic failure: corrected by molecular adsorbents recycling system (MARS): report of a case. Gastroenterol J Taiwan Vol. 23, Number 4, 330-334, 2006

Juan KC, Fan PC, Tsai MH, Jenq CC, Hsu HH, Chang MY, Tian YC, Chang CH, Hung CC, Fang JT, Yang CW, Chen YC. Sequential organ failure assessment score predicts 3-month mortality after molecular adsorbent recirculating system dialysis. Acta Nephrologica, Taiwan Society of Nephrology, Vol. 25, No. 2, 61-69, 2011

Liver Transplant