Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.
Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Linked Disease Increased From 2002 to 2016
Much of the increase due to decrease in hepatitis C virus infection as indication for transplant
Nurse-Led Program in Primary Care Can Up Detection of Liver Dz
More incident cases identified in intervention arm with nurse-led primary care-based liver clinics
Liver Proton Density Fat Fraction Drops After Bariatric Surgery
New MRI technique to monitor liver fat shows normalization after a mean of 22.5 weeks
ACS: Accepting Liver From Older Donor Better Than Waiting
Candidates who accept organ from older donor have lower mortality within and beyond 90 days
Web-Based Lifestyle Program Works for Liver Disease Patients
Similar weight, liver enzyme improvements seen with group- and web-based programs for NAFLD patients
Modest Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Mortality in NAFLD
But drinking ≥1.5 drinks/day linked to increased mortality after adjustment for multiple confounders
Liver Disease-Related Deaths Up Sharply From 1999 to 2016
Adults aged 25 to 34 show greatest relative increase in mortality, driven by alcoholic cirrhosis
Addition of Bezafibrate Beneficial in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Complete biochemical response in 31 percent of patients unresponsive to ursodeoxycholic acid alone
High Costs for Diagnosis, Care of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Costs were significantly higher than total annual costs per matched control with similar comorbidities
FDA OKs Doptelet for Liver Dz Patients Undergoing Procedures
Doptelet reduces the need for platelet transfusion or any rescue therapy on day of procedure
