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Review
. 2014 Jan;98(1):119-52.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.09.006. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Management of end-stage liver disease

Iris W Liou  1
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Review

Management of end-stage liver disease

Iris W Liou. Med Clin North Am. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Patients with cirrhosis who experience hepatic decompensation, such as the development of ascites, SBP, variceal hemorrhage, or hepatic encephalopathy, or who develop HCC, are at a higher risk of mortality. Management should be focused on the prevention of recurrence of complications, and these patients should be referred for consideration of liver transplantation.

Keywords: Ascites; Cirrhosis; Decompensation; Hepatic encephalopathy; Peritonitis; Varices.

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