Rising Healthcare Costs and Utilization among Young Adults with Cirrhosis in Ontario: A Population-Based Study by Jeffrey B. Ames, Maya Djerboua, Norah A. Terrault, Christopher M. Booth, Jennifer A. Flemming

“…Chronic diseases account for the majority of healthcare spending. Cirrhosis is a chronic disease whose burden is rising, especially in young adults. …”
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Serum chemerin level in patients with liver cirrhosis and primary and multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma with consideration of insulin level by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Anna Szymanek-Pasternal, Joanna Górka-Dynysiewicz, Anna Nowicka, Krzysztof Simon, Ewa Grzebyk, Michał Kukla

Subjects: “…liver cirrhosis…”
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Hepatic myelopathy in chronic hepatitis B-related decompensated cirrhosis: A case report and literature review by Longqi Jiang, Zhenyu Liu, Ya Wu, Yong Liu

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Nutritional assessment using subjective global assessment identifies energy malnutrition and predicts mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis by Takao Miwa, Tatsunori Hanai, Kayoko Nishimura, Sachiyo Hirata, Shinji Unome, Yuki Nakahata, Kenji Imai, Atsushi Suetsugu, Koji Takai, Masahito Shimizu

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Integrated Analysis of mRNA and lncRNA Expression Profiles Reveals Regulatory Networks Associated with Decompensated Cirrhosis by Li Zhang, Xiaoyu Fang, Suhua Wang, Shasha Ma, Jinyan Zhang, Xiang Dong, Jing Dai, Chuanmiao Liu, Yu Gao

“…The stage of decompensation is termed end-stage liver cirrhosis. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DCC) often have a variety of comorbidities that contribute to exacerbation of the disease and its high mortality rate. …”
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Drug Treatment of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Ghana: Does It Comply with Recommended Guidelines? by Baba Sulemana Mohammed, Matthew Aidoo

“…Common etiologies for liver cirrhosis were chronic hepatitis B 80 (52.6%) and chronic hepatitis C 30 (19.7%); about 12.5% of etiologies were unknown. …”
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Evaluation of nutritional status in patients with liver cirrhosis. Validity and prognostic value of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment by Nataliia Pentiuk, Vitalii Motsiuk

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Methods of risk prediction and monitoring of treatment response rate of bleedings from esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis by D. V. Garbuzenko

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Pathomorphology of severe Grade 3-4 hepatic encephalopathy in decompensated cirrhosis patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure by T.V. Shulyatnikova, V.O. Tumanskiy, L.M. Tumanska

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Management of Solitary 1 cm to 2 cm Liver Nodules in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis: A Decision Analysis by Karen E Bremner, Ahmed M Bayoumi, Morris Sherman, Murray D Krahn

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Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Remains High in Patients with HBV-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis and Long-Term Antiviral Therapy by Dong-Mei Zhu, Jing Xie, Chun-Yan Ye, Mei-Yun Qian, Yuan Xue

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Combination Therapy of Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Corticosteroids for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis with Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Meta-Analysis by Yan Zhang, Jie Lu, Weiqi Dai, Fan Wang, Miao Shen, Jing Yang, Rong Zhu, Huawei Zhang, Kan Chen, Ping Cheng, Lei He, Chengfen Wang, Ling Xu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

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Combining Genetic Variants to Improve Risk Prediction for NAFLD and Its Progression to Cirrhosis: A Proof of Concept Study by Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Chiara Dell’Unto, Antonio De Vincentis, Andrea Baiocchini, Marco Delle Monache, Roberto Cecere, Adriano Maria Pellicelli, Valerio Giannelli, Simone Carotti, Giovanni Galati, Paolo Gallo, Francesco Valentini, Franca Del Nonno, Davide Rosati, Sergio Morini, Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi, Antonio Picardi

“…We aimed to verify if the effects determined by different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) could add up to multiply the risk of NAFLD and NASH-cirrhosis. Methods. Three study populations, that is, patients diagnosed with NASH-cirrhosis or with noncirrhotic NAFLD and healthy controls, were enrolled. …”
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Eliciting and Understanding Primary Care and Specialist Mental Models of Cirrhosis Care: A Cognitive Task Analysis Study by Tanya Barber, Lynn Toon, Puneeta Tandon, Lee A. Green

“…Gaps in coordination and transitions of care for liver cirrhosis contribute to high rates of hospital readmissions and inadequate quality of care. …”
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Positive Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick Test: Association With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis In Patients Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis by Sumbul Shahzadi, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Imran Khan, Kanaz Ahmad Siddiqi, Javed Ahmad Khan, Ayesha Ashraf Cheema

“…This study included a total of 65 patients with liver cirrhosis with ascites that fulfilled the exclusion and inclusion criteria. 50 mL of ascitic fluid was drawn from every patient. …”
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Repeated Autologous Bone Marrow Transfusion through Portal Vein for Treating Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis after Splenectomy by Weiwei Zhang, Mujian Teng, Baochi Liu, Qiling Liu, Xin Liu, Yanhui Si, Lei Li

“…This study is aimed at examining the impact of repeated intraportal autologous bone marrow transfusion (ABMT) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis after splenectomy. Methods. A total of 25 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis undergoing splenectomy were divided into ABMT and control groups. …”
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Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Danial Fotros, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

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Joint Group and Multi Institutional Position Opinion: Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy—From Fundamentals to Applied Tactics by Ivan Rankovic, Ivana Babic, Jelena Martinov Nestorov, Jelena Bogdanovic, Maja Stojanovic, Jovanka Trifunovic, Nikola Panic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Jelena Jevtovic, Dusan Micic, Vladimir Dedovic, Nemanja Djuricic, Filip Pilipovic, Elena Curakova Ristovska, Tijana Glisic, Sanja Kostic, Nemanja Stojkovic, Nata Joksimovic, Mileva Bascarevic, Aleksandra Bozovic, Lewis Elvin, Ajibola Onifade, Keith Siau, Elizaveta Koriakovskaia, Vladimir Milivojevic

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Assessment of serum Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer as a potential marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic hepatitis C patients by Mohamed Gamal, Khaled Moheyeldin, Mona Wagdy, Nada Aposhady, Aly Elkady

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Opioid sparing anesthesia in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing liver resection: a controlled randomized double-blind study by Eman Sayed Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Metwally, Mohamed Abdullatif, Essam A. Eid, Mahmoud G. Mousa, Amany A. Sultan

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