Tag: Hepatitis

Rates of hospitalizations, liver-related ED visits lower for patients with sustained virological response to direct-acting antiviral therapy

Incidence of overall mortality was also highest for untreated patients with hepatitis C virus

Model superior to Maddrey Discriminant Function model, but not Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, in testing on validation cohort

While the risk is small, there have been 20 cases of unexpected donor-derived hepatitis B virus infection

Eligible patients more likely to complete screening if order is included with reminder

Authors urge identifying people who have delayed or skipped health care services

FDA is in beginning stages of investigation; there may be more products connected to hepatitis outbreak

The CIRRhosis Using Standard tests algorithm could use results of routine blood tests to identify those at high risk for advanced liver disease

Black patients have better liver function at the time of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis; have less early-stage HCC, larger tumors

At one year after transplant, kidney allograft function, rejection rates similar regardless of donor hepatitis C status