Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News

Rifaximin plus or minus lactulose compared with lactulose alone correlated with a decrease in ED health care utilization in patients with hepatic encephalopathy, according to a presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Using a cirrhosis-centric model, researchers found a high prevalence for anxiety in patients with cirrhosis, according to a presentation at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Pegbelfermin was safe and effective in improving markers of steatosis, fibrosis and inflammation among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with stage 3 fibrosis, according to a presentation at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Increased awareness is needed to mitigate burden fatty liver disease and modifiable risk factors among adolescents and young adults, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

COVID-19 vaccination correlated with a decreased risk for hospitalization among patients with cirrhosis and other high-risk comorbidities, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Protection provided by the mRNA COVID vaccinations is slower to build to efficacy and lower overall in patients with cirrhosis as compared to unvaccinated controls, according to a presentation at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Among patients with cirrhosis, younger age, active tobacco use, fewer medical comorbidities and residence in the southern United States correlated with decreased rates of COVID-19 vaccination.

Higher end-of-treatment hepatitis B e-antigen level correlated with nucleos(t)ide clinical relapse but did not correlate with relapse severity regardless of HBsAg level among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus, according to research.

The AGA published clinical practice guidelines in Gastroenterology for the management of coagulation disorders among patients with cirrhosis.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously, 15-0, on Wednesday to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for all adults aged 19 to 59 years.