Prevalence of and risk factors for anaemia in patients with advanced chronic liver disease

B Scheiner, G Semmler, F Maurer, P Schwabl… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Anaemia is common in advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) as a result of
various risk factors. Aims & Methods We evaluated the prevalence and severity of anaemia …

At admission hemodynamic instability is associated with increased mortality and rebleeding rate in acute gastrointestinal bleeding: a systematic review and meta …

E Tari, L Frim, T Stolcz, B Teutsch… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a life-threatening event. Around 20–
30% of patients with GIB will develop hemodynamic instability (HI). Objectives: We aimed to …

Diagnostic Approach and Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Anemia in Chronic Liver Disease—An Overview

CM Marginean, D Pirscoveanu, M Popescu… - Gastroenterology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hematological abnormalities are frequently linked to chronic liver disease of any etiology.
About 75% of patients with advanced chronic liver disease experience anemia. The causes …

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with liver cirrhosis: spectrum and prevalence of lesions

A Akere, K Akande - Annals of tropical medicine and public …, 2016 - search.proquest.com
Aim: This was to describe the different types of lesions that can be found in patients with liver
cirrhosis during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Patients and Methods: Consecutive …

Risk of rebleeding and mortality in cirrhotic patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: a 12-year nationwide cohort study

SC Yang, CN Hsu, CM Liang, WC Tai, CK Wu… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Although a few studies have investigated the risks of peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) in cirrhotic
patients, large population-based studies on in-hospital and long-term reports on recurrent …

Predictors of mortality in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage who underwent endoscopy and confirmed to have variceal hemorrhage

A Gado, B Ebeid, A Abdelmohsen, A Axon - Alexandria journal of medicine, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Variceal hemorrhage (VH) is a major complication of chronic liver disease.
Several factors have been validated for the prediction of the outcome of an acute VH. The …

Hemorrhagic Shock from a Duodenal Ulcer Eroding into an Ectopic Varix

H Singh, A Kimchy, C Boustani… - Case Reports in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ectopic varices are an infrequent yet fatal complication resulting from the progression of liver
cirrhosis. Duodenal varices pose a significant challenge to clinicians as they are not easily …

Hemorragia de tubo digestivo alto no variceal en pacientes con cirrosis hepática

MF Rangel-Orozco, JAVR Velasco… - Salud …, 2020 - medigraphic.com
Objective: Th e main etiology of upper digestive tract hemorrhage in patients with liver
cirrhosis is of variceal origin, as it is a complication characteristic of this disease, the …

[PDF][PDF] Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings and Their Clinical Correlates in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis in Northern Ghana

B Oppong, GM Amponsah, S Gyabaa, MK Nicholas… - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
Results The mean age of the respondents was 46.50±12.14 years, with the majority being
males (106, 73.10%) and in Child-Pugh class C (111, 76.55%). Fatigue (128, 88.28%) and …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic puncture for the diagnosis of low-level alpha-fetoprotein liver cancer patients

Y Fu, J Chen, C Li, L Chen, Z Zhang… - Translational Cancer …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Globally, liver cancer is the most frequent fatal malignancy. The aim of the
present study was to explore the effectiveness of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous …