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Evidence CornerHow can we most accurately predict post-operative mortality for patients with cirrhosis? The VOCAL-Penn score is here to help!
Ever received a consult about surgical risk stratification for a patient with cirrhosis. The VOCAL-Penn score tried to help most accurately predict the answer. The…
Alex VogelEvidence CornerWhat regimens are most effective for induction and maintenance therapy for patients with autoimmune hepatitis?
If you were ever wondering why certain regimens are used in the treatment of AIH, here is the meta-analysis that helped determine the most effective…
Alex VogelEvidence CornerIs baclofen a good option for maintaining alcohol abstinence in patients with cirrhosis and alcohol use disorder?
Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis is essential. Here is one RCT assessing whether baclofen is a safe and effective option! https://bit.ly/3HXb9Ll
Alex VogelEvidence CornerShould patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis be treated with NAC in addition to prednisolone?
Some people treat alcohol-associated hepatitis with both NAC and prednisolone and some with just prednisolone- here is the trial that underlies this decision: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1101214
Alex VogelEvidence CornerWhat is the best systemic therapy for unresectable HCC?
In patients with unresectable HCC, what is the best systemic therapy? https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1915745
Alex VogelEvidence CornerIs PEG as good as lactulose for treating inpatients with hepatic encephalopathy?
Can polyethylene glycol (PEG) be used to treat hepatic encephalopathy in hospitalized patients?
Alex VogelEvidence CornerWhy do we (and when should we) give steroids for alcoholic hepatitis?
Alex VogelEvidence CornerWhy do we give antibiotics to patients with cirrhosis with bleeding?
Ever wondered why we give antibiotics to patients with cirrhosis who present with GI bleeding? This is the article that answers just that question!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04746.x
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