High incidence of #hepatocellular carcinoma and #cirrhotic complications in patients with psychiatric illness: a territory-wide cohort study
https://2medical.news/2020/05/06/high-incidence-of-hepatocellular-carcinoma-and-cirrhotic-complications-in-patients-with-psychiatric-illness-a-territory-wide-cohort-study/
Because of high-risk behaviours, sedentary lifestyle and side effects of medications, psychiatric patients are at risk of viral hepatitis, alcohol-related liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. We aimed to study the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhotic complications in psychiatric patients.. ..We included 105,763 psychiatric patients without prior liver-related events in the final analysis. During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 12.4 (11.0–13.7) …
https://2medical.news/2020/05/06/high-incidence-of-hepatocellular-carcinoma-and-cirrhotic-complications-in-patients-with-psychiatric-illness-a-territory-wide-cohort-study/
Because of high-risk behaviours, sedentary lifestyle and side effects of medications, psychiatric patients are at risk of viral hepatitis, alcohol-related liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. We aimed to study the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhotic complications in psychiatric patients.. ..We included 105,763 psychiatric patients without prior liver-related events in the final analysis. During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 12.4 (11.0–13.7) …
Hepatic decompensation in #cirrhotic patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic #hepatitis B
https://2medical.news/2020/09/11/hepatic-decompensation-in-cirrhotic-patients-receiving-antiviral-therapy-for-chronic-hepatitis-b/
It is unclear if anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment can eliminate incident hepatic decompensation. Here we report the incidence and predictors of hepatic decompensation among cirrhotic patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B.. ..818 patients (mean age, 54.9 years; 519 male [63.4%]) were included in the final analysis. During a mean follow-up of 58.1 months, 32 (3.9%) patients developed hepatic decompensation, among whom 34% …
https://2medical.news/2020/09/11/hepatic-decompensation-in-cirrhotic-patients-receiving-antiviral-therapy-for-chronic-hepatitis-b/
It is unclear if anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment can eliminate incident hepatic decompensation. Here we report the incidence and predictors of hepatic decompensation among cirrhotic patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B.. ..818 patients (mean age, 54.9 years; 519 male [63.4%]) were included in the final analysis. During a mean follow-up of 58.1 months, 32 (3.9%) patients developed hepatic decompensation, among whom 34% …