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Irene Conejo

Researcher at Autonomous University of Barcelona

Publications -  9
Citations -  399

Irene Conejo is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt & Cirrhosis. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 209 citations. Previous affiliations of Irene Conejo include Carlos III Health Institute.

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Preemptive-TIPS Improves Outcome in High-Risk Variceal Bleeding: An Observational Study

TL;DR: In this paper, a multicenter, international, observational study including 671 patients from 34 centers admitted for acute variceal bleeding (AVB) and high-risk of treatment failure was conducted.
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Rebleeding and mortality risk are increased by ACLF but reduced by pre-emptive TIPS

Jonel Trebicka, +63 more
TL;DR: This large multi-center international real-life study identified ACLF as at admission an independent predictor of rebleeding and mortality in AVB and pTIPS may be considered in ACLF patients with AVB, although the presented data need to be independently validated.
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Effects of Early Placement of Transjugular Portosystemic Shunts in Patients With High-Risk Acute Variceal Bleeding: a Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data.

Oana Nicoară-Farcău, +140 more
- 01 Jan 2021 - 
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of data from 1327 patients with cirrhosis, acute variceal bleeding, and Child-Pugh score between 10-13 points or CP-B+AB found that preemptive TIPS increased the proportion who survived for 1 year, in both subgroups separately, compared with drugs plus endoscopy.
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Multicenter External Validation of Risk Stratification Criteria for Patients With Variceal Bleeding

TL;DR: Patients with Child–Pugh class B cirrhosis and AVB who receive standard therapy, regardless of the presence of active bleeding, have 3‐fold lower mortality than patients with Child-Pugh C cirrhoses and might not need TIPS.
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Bacterial infections in patients with acute variceal bleeding in the era of antibiotic prophylaxis.

Javier Martínez, +54 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the incidence of, and risk factors for, bacterial infections during hospitalization in patients with acute variceal bleeding (AVB) on antibiotic prophylaxis.