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Liver transplantation offers live-saving therapy for patients with complications of cirrhosis
and stage T2 hepatocellular carcinoma. The demand for organs far outstrips the supply, and …

Background & Aims The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) has been established
as a reliable indicator of short-term survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. The …

Background and Aims Activated hepatocytes are hypothesized to be a major source of
signals that drive cirrhosis, but the biochemical pathways that convert hepatocytes into such …

In this review article, we discuss the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and its
dual purpose in general and transplant hepatology. As the landscape of liver disease and …

AKI is commonly encountered in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, and it is associated
with unfavorable outcomes. Among factors specific to cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome type …

Abstract Development of intestinal failure–associated liver disease (IFALD) is a common
complication of long‐term parenteral nutrition (PN) in children and adults. The molecular …

Background and Aims Among patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation,
prediction of wait‐list (WL) mortality is adjudicated by the Model for End Stage Liver Disease …

Patients with cirrhosis are prone to develop acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication
associated with a markedly increased in-hospital morbidity and mortality, along with a risk of …

Background & Aims Trends of mortality associated with extrahepatic complications of
chronic liver disease might be changing. We studied trends in mortality from extrahepatic …