Symptom prevalence and quality of life of patients with end-stage liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JK Peng, N Hepgul, IJ Higginson… - Palliative medicine, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: End-stage liver disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, yet little is known about its symptomatology and impact on health-related quality …

[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal dysfunction in liver cirrhosis

E Kalaitzakis - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with liver cirrhosis exhibit several features of gut dysfunction which may contribute
to the development of cirrhosis complications as well as have an impact on nutritional status …

[HTML][HTML] Targets and study design for symptom-focused trials aimed at patients with cirrhosis: An expert consensus

AA Patel, EB Tapper, F Kanwal… - Hepatology …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Symptom-focused trials are critically needed for patients with cirrhosis.
However, this work would benefit from standard processes and validated measures …

Sarcopenia in patients with advanced liver disease

FR Ponziani, A Gasbarrini - Current Protein and Peptide …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and function, affecting up to 70% of patients with
advanced liver disease. Liver cirrhosis is characterized by an altered glucose metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional care in hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease

DK Huynh, SP Selvanderan, HAJ Harley… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To evaluate the practice of nutritional assessment and management of hospitalised
patients with cirrhosis and the impact of malnutrition on their clinical outcome. METHODS …

Observational study of associations between voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicity, and outcome in liver transplant patients

Z Hashemizadeh, P Badiee… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The aim of this study was to investigate the variability of the voriconazole plasma level and
its relationships with clinical outcomes and adverse events among liver transplant recipients …

[HTML][HTML] Translation and validation of the brazilian portuguese version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) Questionnaire

GS Souza, FAH Sardá, EB Giuntini… - Arquivos de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Background-Bowel function is a widely evaluated parameter in interventional and
longitudinal studies since it is associated with good maintenance of health. The evaluation …

Incidence and prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adult liver transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Biyyala, R Joseph, N Varadharajan… - General Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Psychological morbidity among transplant recipients may negatively impact post-
transplantation outcomes. Our objectives were to compute pooled incidence and prevalence …

Label-free detection of echinococcosis and liver cirrhosis based on serum Raman spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis

G Lü, X Zheng, X Lü, P Chen, G Wu, H Wen - … and photodynamic therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigated the feasibility of using serum Raman spectroscopy and
multivariate analysis method to discriminate echinococcosis and liver cirrhosis from healthy …

Decreased appetite is associated with the presence of sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis

Y Ishizu, M Ishigami, T Honda, N Imai, T Ito… - Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To our knowledge, the relationship between appetite and sarcopenia in patients
with cirrhosis is unknown. The aims of this study were to examine the factors associated with …