Care with palliative care principles (aka Palliative Care, PC) is an approach to care that
focuses on improving the quality of life of patients and their caregivers who are facing life …

Funding for the development of this Practice Guidance was provided by the American
Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. MV was supported by aAQ19 Patient-Centered …

Palliative care (PC) is defined as ''patient and familycentered care that optimizes quality of
life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering''and should be considered for patients …

Objective To determine the knowledge and practice patterns of a UK cohort of relevant
healthcare professionals (HCPs) about delivering palliative care in cirrhosis, and to inform …

Despite the resounding benefits of palliative care for patients with other advanced diseases,
palliative care remains underutilized in liver disease. There is an urgent need for education …

Optimal involvement of palliative care (PC) services in the management of patients with
decompensated cirrhosis and end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) is limited. This may result …

The mortality rate from chronic liver disease in the UK is rising rapidly, and patients with
advanced disease have a symptom burden comparable to or higher than that experienced …

Decompensated cirrhosis is an illness that causes tremendous suffering. The incidence of
cirrhosis is increasing and rates of liver transplant, the only cure, remain stagnant. Palliative …

The natural history of cirrhosis is characterised by an asymptomatic compensated phase
followed by a decompensated phase, marked by the development of overt clinical signs, the …

Individuals with advanced liver disease (AdvLD), such as decompensated cirrhosis (DC)
and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), have significant palliative needs. However, little …