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Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News
Cirrhosis patients report lower QOL due to sleep disturbances
Most patients with advanced cirrhosis have disturbed sleep, which leads to a decrease in quality of life, according to study results published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Mortality rates increase at each stage of fibrosis in NAFLD patients
Both all-cause and liver-related mortality rates increase exponentially with an increase in fibrosis stage for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to results of a systematic review published in Hepatology.
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ACIP updates adult immunization schedule for influenza, HPV, HBV, meningococcal vaccines
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices released its 2017 Recommended Immunization Schedule for adults aged 19 years and older, including new or revised recommendations for influenza, HPV, hepatitis B virus and meningococcal vaccinations.
HCC risk low among patients with cirrhosis
The risk for hepatocellular carcinoma was low among patients with cirrhosis, with a 10-year incidence of 4% or lower, according to the results of a U.K. population-based cohort study.
NIH: Premature death rates decline among some minority groups in US
Premature death rates in the United States differ by race and ethnicity, showing a decline among Hispanics, blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders and an increase among whites and American Indian/Alaska Natives between 1999 to 2014, according to a news release issued by the NIH.
Hospital patients with alcohol problems 10 times as likely to have alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Hospitalized patients who have alcohol problems had a significantly greater risk for developing alcoholic liver cirrhosis compared with the general population, according to the results of a Danish nationwide, registry-based, prospective cohort study.
HCV eradication reduces complications in patients with cirrhosis
Among patients with hepatitis C virus infection and compensated cirrhosis, achieving sustained virologic response was associated with reduced overall mortality and mortality risk related to liver- and non-liver-related complications, according to an ancillary analysis of the prospectively studied CirVir cohort.
Video game-based therapy does not improve HRQOL in hepatic encephalopathy
Video game training does not improve health-related quality of life among patients with cirrhosis and covert hepatic encephalopathy, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Novel score predicts short-term mortality of patients with cirrhosis
Researchers developed a model from the Karnofsky Performance Status score and accurately predicted mortality of patients with cirrhosis 3 months posthospitalization, according to published findings.
Hair ethyl glucuronide detects excessive alcohol use in cirrhosis
BOSTON — Hair ethyl glucuronide was accurate in detecting excessive alcohol use up to 3 months in patients with cirrhosis, suggesting it may be a useful biomarker, according to data presented by Jef Verbeek, MD, PhD, and colleagues at The Liver Meeting.