On-treatment decline in MELD score predicts one-month transplant-free survival in rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients treated with low-volume plasma exchange.

Vijay AlexanderGayathiri Kaduvetti ChellaiyaS GnanadeepamVinoi George DavidEbor JamesSubramani KandasamyKundavaram Paul Prabhakar AbhilashSantosh VarugheseSukesh Chandran NairSandeep KumarP Krishna BharadwajS AkileshSanthosh E KumarDolly DanielSumathy JayaramanUday ZachariahChundamannil E EapenAshish Goel

Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2024)

Decline in MELD while on PLEX-LV independently predicted one-month transplant-free survival in rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients. This may help guide decision on stopping PLEX-LV in patients predicted to respond to treatment and to consider alternate treatment options in non-responders.

Keyphrases

free survival
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
decision making
patient reported