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Hepatology

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    Some HCV medications associated with serious liver injury

    August 29, 2019

    In many cases, the medications should never have been prescribed, according to the FDA.

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    Women survive more often than men do when hospitalized with cirrhosis

    March 6, 2019

    Women more often had infections and comorbidities, while men more often had liver decompensation, which contributed most significantly to their higher mortality rate.

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    Prepare for ‘the coming tsunami’ of NAFLD

    August 16, 2018

    NEW ORLEANS – It’s time for primary care physicians to stop ignoring NASH, an expert says.

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    Who are the ‘high-need, high-cost’ patients?

    July 30, 2018

    Significant predictors included Medicare or Medicaid insurance, lower income, first hospitalization in a large rural hospital, high comorbidity burden, obesity, and hospitalizations for infections.

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    Primary cirrhotic prophylaxis of bacterial peritonitis falls short

    July 9, 2018

    A review of prospective data from 308 cirrhotic patients on antibiotic prophylaxis highlights the limitations of this treatment.

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    Class III obesity increases risk of acute on chronic liver failure in cirrhotic patients

    May 6, 2018

    Patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 40 kg/m2 with decompensated cirrhosis are at greater risk of developing acute on chronic liver failure.

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    National Early Warning Score discriminates deterioration of inpatients with liver disease

    February 8, 2018

    Existing models estimate medium- and long-term prognosis in patients with liver disease, none are validated for short-term outcomes in inpatient settings.

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    Psychiatric issues common among hepatitis C inpatients

    February 6, 2018

    Comorbidities like drug abuse and psychoses present much more often in those with hepatitis C.

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    Carvedilol fails to reduce variceal bleeds in acute-on-chronic liver failure

    October 24, 2017

    Some improvement seen at 28 days in acute kidney injury, sepsis.

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