Veterans with early-stage cirrhosis had fewer health problems and complications — including a lower risk of liver cancer — if ...

Although only 7.4% of patients with decompensated cirrhosis included in the study received a palliative care consultation during their initial hospital admission, this intervention was associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LONDON — Cirrhosis severity, infections and mortality outcomes were worse for patients in low to middle-income ...

Development and implementation of an equitable and efficient navigation program to address supportive care needs in patients with cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Quality ...

While patient knowledge is modifiable, there are no widely accepted tools to measure patient understanding during cirrhosis care. We aimed to develop and validate "My Cirrhosis Coach" (MCC), a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tandon and colleagues developed 10 best practice advice statements addressing the key issues in palliative care ...

WASHINGTON -- A dual intervention using lactulose and virtual tai chi significantly reduced falls and related harms in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, according to results from the ...

Veterans in whom dementia is diagnosed may not have a lifelong disease at all. Instead, they may have a reversible cognitive decline caused by advanced liver disease, according to a study published ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis (DC), a gastroenterology mandatory consultation (MC) can improve the quality of care, according to a study published online ...

Infection risk is elevated around the time of cirrhosis diagnosis vs years prior, with the elevated risk persisting post-diagnosis; the risk is notably higher in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Chronic liver disease affects 1.5 billion people globally, of whom 18.3% are of Indian origin, indicating a significant liver ...