Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.

Needs assessment survey conducted in response to increasing clinical burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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

Lower risk for chronic liver disease and related outcomes seen for consumption of brewed decaffeinated, instant, and ground coffee

Demand increased for inpatient consults, inpatient endoscopic interventions for alcohol-related GI, liver diseases, particularly alcoholic hepatitis

Risk for DILI up for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, preexisting liver disease, surgical history

Risk for nonanastomotic biliary strictures following transplant lower with hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of deceased donor liver

Terlipressin is more effective for reversal of HRS but is associated with more adverse events and death due to respiratory disorders

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

However, racial disparities in liver transplantation are greatly diminished

Diet amplified in Mankia, green tea, walnuts achieves greater intrahepatic fat loss than other nutritional strategies