Importance Cirrhosis affects approximately 2.2 million adults in the US. From 2010 to 2021,
the annual age-adjusted mortality of cirrhosis increased from 14.9 per 100 000 to 21.9 per …

The aims of severe perioperative bleeding management are three-fold. First, preoperative
identification by anamesis and laboratory testing of those patients for whom the …

1 ESGE recommends that patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease
(ACLD; due to viruses, alcohol, and/or nonobese [BMI< 30 kg/m 2] nonalcoholic …

These updated guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage have been
commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British …

The neurohypophysial hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) is essential for a wide range of
physiological functions, including water reabsorption, cardiovascular homeostasis, hormone …

Managing liver cirrhosis in clinical practice is still a challenging problem as its progression is
associated with serious complications, such as variceal bleeding that may increase …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) type 1 is a progressive functional
renal failure in subjects with advanced liver disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Vasoactive drugs are recommended to be started as soon as possible in suspected variceal
bleeding, even before diagnostic endoscopy. However, it is still unclear whether the …

Diese interdisziplinäre Leitlinie unter Leitung der DGVS und Beteiligung benachbarter
Fachgesellschaften fasst die wichtigsten Aspekte zur Versorgung von Patienten mit …

Variceal bleeding is the last step in a chain of events initiated by an increase in portal
pressure, followed by the development and progressive dilation of varices until these finally …