EVALUATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF LEVELS OF HMGB1 AND IL6 AS PREDICTORS OF INFECTION, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AND MORTALITY IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH VARICEAL BLEEDING.

Journal: Arquivos de gastroenterologia
PMID: 30785515

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal varices and associated bleeding are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients.

Authors

  • Eduardo Garcia Vilela
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
  • Camilla Dos Santos Pinheiro
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
  • Saulo Fernandes Saturnino
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
  • Célio Geraldo de Oliveira Gomes
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
  • Vanuza Chagas do Nascimento
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
  • Marcos Vinicius Melo de Andrade
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

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