Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.
Improved Outcomes Seen With Liver Grafts From Older Donors
However, liver graft discard from older donors remained increased from 2003 to 2016
Direct-Acting Antivirals Cut Mortality in Chronic Hepatitis C
Mortality, hepatocellular carcinoma risk reduced after adjustment for potential confounders
Liver Transplant Wait List May Not Prioritize High-Risk Patients
Patients with ACLF-3 with a MELD-Na score less than 25 may benefit from prioritization
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
