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Peter C. Hayes is a researcher affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly contributions focus primarily on the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Hepatology, Epidemiology, and Surgery, among other subfields.

Their recent work includes significant publications related to liver disease and related treatments. Notable papers include: Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis (2020, Gut), aMAP risk score predicts hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with chronic hepatitis (2020, Journal of Hepatology), Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt in the management of portal hypertension (2020, Gut), Carvedilol reduces the risk of decompensation and mortality in patients with compensated cirrhosis in a competing-risk meta-analysis (2022, Journal of Hepatology), and Randomised clinical trial: standard of care versus early-transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPSS) in patients with cirrhosis and oesophageal variceal bleeding (2020, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics).

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Ewan Forrest
  • Ramazan Idılman
  • Adrian J. Stanley
  • John Dillon
  • Patrick S. Kamath

They have published in multiple venues, predominantly in:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Gastroenterology

Research topics broadly cover areas related to liver health, including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Among their academic outputs is a book titled German Railroads, Jewish Souls published in 2022 by Berghahn Books.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis.

    K P Moore;G P Aithal

  • Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes

    Robin Poole;Oliver J Kennedy;Paul Roderick;Jonathan A Fallowfield

  • UK guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients

    Dhiraj Tripathi;Adrian J Stanley;Peter C Hayes;David Patch

  • Analysis of factors predictive of mortality in alcoholic hepatitis and derivation and validation of the Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score

    E H Forrest;C D J Evans;S Stewart;M Phillips

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Hepatic Steatosis and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in People With Type 2 Diabetes: the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study

    Rachel M. Williamson;Jackie F. Price;Stephen Glancy;Elisa Perry

  • Moderate hypothermia for uncontrolled intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure.

    Rajiv Jalan;Steven Wmo Damink;Nicolaas Ep Deutz;Alistair Lee

  • Human cord blood-derived cells can differentiate into hepatocytes in the mouse liver with no evidence of cellular fusion

    Philip N Newsome;Ingolfur Johannessen;Shelagh Boyle;Evangelos Dalakas

  • Randomized controlled trial of carvedilol versus variceal band ligation for the prevention of the first variceal bleed.

    Dhiraj Tripathi;James W. Ferguson;Narendra Kochar;Joanna A. Leithead

  • aMAP risk score predicts hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with chronic hepatitis.

    Rong Fan;George Papatheodoridis;Jian Sun;Hamish Innes

  • Normal venous circulation of the gastroesophageal junction. A route to understanding varices.

    André Vianna;Peter C. Hayes;Gonzalo Moscoso;Marie Driver

  • Meta-analysis of value of propranolol in prevention of variceal haemorrhage

    P.C. Hayes;Iad. Bouchier;J.M. Davis;J.A. Lewis

  • Moderate hypothermia in patients with acute liver failure and uncontrolled intracranial hypertension

    Rajiv Jalan;Steven W.M. Olde Damink;Nicolaas E.P. Deutz;Peter C. Hayes

  • Hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies.

    F. B. MacGregor;V. E. Abernethy;S. Dahabra;I. Cobden

  • Interorgan ammonia and amino acid metabolism in metabolically stable patients with cirrhosis and a TIPSS

    Steven W. M. Olde Damink;Rajiv Jalan;Doris N. Redhead;Peter C. Hayes

  • Review article: omega‐3 fatty acids – a promising novel therapy for non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

    G. S. Masterton;J. N. Plevris;P. C. Hayes

  • Controlled clinical trial of injection sclerotherapy for active variceal bleeding.

    David Westaby;Peter C. Hayes;Alexander E. S. Gimson;Rex J. Polson

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for Use of Tumor Markers in Liver, Bladder, Cervical, and Gastric Cancers

    Catharine M. Sturgeon;Michael J. Duffy;Barry R. Hofmann;Rolf Lamerz

  • The role of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt(TIPSS) in the management of bleeding gastric varices: clinical and haemodynamic correlations

    D. Tripathi;G. Therapondos;E. Jackson;D.N. Redhead

  • Primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial comparing band ligation, propranolol, and isosorbide mononitrate.

    Hock F. Lui;Adrian J. Stanley;Ewan H. Forrest;Rajiv Jalan

  • A randomized, double-blind trial comparing pegylated interferon alfa-2b to interferon alfa-2b as initial treatment for chronic hepatitis C

    Peter Hayes;John Plevris

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajiv Jalan
Rajiv Jalan University College London
Philip N. Newsome
Philip N. Newsome University of Birmingham
Ronan E. O'Carroll
Ronan E. O'Carroll University of Stirling
Nicolaas E. P. Deutz
Nicolaas E. P. Deutz Texas A&M University
David J. Harrison
David J. Harrison University of St Andrews
Roger Williams
Roger Williams Foundation for Liver Research
David J. Webb
David J. Webb University of Edinburgh
Jackie F. Price
Jackie F. Price University of Edinburgh
David E. Newby
David E. Newby University of Edinburgh
John Parkinson
John Parkinson University of Toronto

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