Search results for "Cirrhosis"
Self-administered questionnaire may help evaluate patients' cirrhosis knowledge
The questionnaire, which covered medication use and accessibility, medication obstacles, lactulose use, diuretic use, beta-blocker use, and dietary sodium use, was validated in a study of 582 outpatients and 131 inpatients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/1.htm
23 Sep 2022
Pickle juice reduced cramp severity in patients with cirrhosis
A small trial randomized 82 patients with cirrhosis and frequent muscle cramps to drink either a sip of pickle brine or tap water when they developed cramps and found a significant reduction in cramp severity scores in the former group.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/3.htm
22 Apr 2022
AGA releases new guidance on coagulation disorders in patients with cirrhosis
A clinical practice guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) suggested against extensive preprocedural testing in patients with stable cirrhosis who are undergoing routine GI procedures, among other recommendations.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/3.htm
19 Nov 2021
Liver cancer diagnosis delayed in almost half of veterans with cirrhosis
Failure to follow guidelines, diagnostic imaging without alpha-fetoprotein measurement, and diagnosis from an incidental finding were all associated with a delay of more than 60 days between a red flag for hepatocellular carcinoma and a diagnosis, a retrospective study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/24/2.htm
24 Jul 2020
More concentrated care linked to adverse outcomes in patients with cirrhosis
A retrospective cohort study looked at patients with cirrhosis who were enrolled in Medicare and had had more than four outpatient visits over 180 days.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/24/2.htm
24 Jan 2020
In decompensated cirrhosis, targeted albumin infusions did not improve an in-hospital composite outcome at 15 days
The results of this randomized trial should not discourage clinicians from using albumin for recognized indications, but they do not support targeting an arbitrary serum albumin level, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/7.htm
27 Aug 2021
Beta-blockers linked to better outcomes in some patients with cirrhosis
Decompensation-free survival improved in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension who received beta-blockers versus placebo, largely due to a decrease in ascites.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/3.htm
26 Apr 2019
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines appear effective in patients with cirrhosis
A retrospective cohort study compared outcomes among U.S. veterans with cirrhosis who received at least one dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with those of a propensity-matched control group of unvaccinated patients at similar risk.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/23/1.htm
23 Jul 2021
Fenofibrate may augment treatment for primary biliary cholangitis
Adding fenofibrate to ursodeoxycholic acid significantly increased the likelihood of biochemical response and normalization of alkaline phosphatase levels, a small trial in China found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/17/3.htm
17 Nov 2023
Cirrhosis puts COVID-19 patients at higher risk of hospitalization, death
An analysis of U.S. veterans with and without cirrhosis who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 this spring found a 30-day mortality rate of 17.1% in patients with both conditions, compared to 2.3% in those with neither COVID-19 nor cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2020