More than five decades after it was originally conceptualized as rescue therapy for patients
with intractable variceal bleeding, the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) …

Guidelines Management of severe peri-operative bleeding: Guidelines from the European
Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

The Child–Pugh classification is one of the commonest and oldest bedside tools utilized in
estimating prognosis in patients with cirrhosis. However, its usage as a risk prediction tool or …

Background: The efficacy of rifaximin in the secondary prevention of overt hepatic
encephalopathy (HE) is well documented, but its effectiveness in preventing a first episode …

Portal hypertension (PH), a common complication of liver cirrhosis, results in development of
esophageal varices. When esophageal varices rupture, they cause significant upper …

Cirrhosis of liver is a major problem in the western world. Portal hypertension is a
complication of cirrhosis and can lead to a myriad of pathology of which include the …

Variceal bleeding is a serious complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Despite the
improvement in management of acute variceal bleed (AVB), it still carries significant …

Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a feared complication that can develop at any stage
of chronic liver disease. The incidence of ACLF is increasing, leading to a significant burden …

Failure to control variceal bleeding with current recommendations occurs in 10 to 20% of
cases. This systematic review and meta-analysis analyzes the experience, results, and …

Variceal hemorrhage, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy are complications of portal
hypertension and define hepatic decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. 1 Portal …