liver cirrhosis/fever

1. Aim- To compare the efficacy of albumin when compared to placebo in the development or progression of AKI in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis who are at low risk for AKI development (i.e Serum Bilirubin <4 mg/dL and serum creatinine < 1 mg/dl at presentation) -

This is a single-centre, pilot randomized trial study that includes 42 patients with gastric varices that will be classified according to the Sarin and Kumar classification into GOV II or IGV I with recently bleeding GV & high-risk GV (defined by Baveno VI consensus for primary

This is a pilot study that include 30 patients with liver cirrhosis and portal vein thrombus which don't fulfill the criteria of malignancy by imaging technique. The patients involved in the study were and will be admitted to Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura University Hospitals. Study

This study is being conducted to evaluate real-world effectiveness of HCV DAA therapy in CHC hemodialysis patients when the DAA-treatment is managed and monitored by the nephrologist of hemodialysis center. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 185 million individuals worldwide (1) and 3.4

Study design and participants The study was conducted in three counties (Yucheng, Xintai and Dongchangfu) of Shandong province, China, which had the highest reported HCV case numbers in the province. Potential patients with chronic HCV infection were recruited by checking the medical records of the

Chronic hepatitis B is a long term condition caused by infection of the body with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This infection often results in inflammation or scarring of the liver and can eventually lead to liver cirrhosis and liver failure. These infections are also one of the major causes of the

Hepatitis C Virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide with current estimates of approximately 130 - 210 million individuals (according to 3% of the world population) chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. However, hepatitis C virus infections are among

[Background and Objective] :Air leak produced after thoracic surgery is a common phenomenon.Prolonged chest tube placement can lead to empyema or infection, and extended hospitalization or even death. In 2010 many researchers reported that The incidence of lung resection produce air leak about 8-26%

Acute-on chronic liver failure (ACLF) was first described by Japanese researchers in 1995. In 2011, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) concluded that the core characteristics of ACLF were multiple organ

Liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension is frequently associated with congestive splenomegaly resulting in hypersplenism. Hypersplenism can be defined as anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or a combination of these resulting from excessive, splenic sequestration or pooling of blood cells, usually

Background: Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a worldwide problem, An estimated 130-170 million people worldwide are infected with HCV, in Israel there are an estimated 80,000 patients. Most patients infected with HCV

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is frequent because of shared modes of viral transmission. Near 20% of HIV-infected patients are also infected with HCV, the prevalence of HCV in the HIV population varying according to the route of transmission.

1. Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second commonest cause of cancer death in Hong Kong and the majority are hepatitis B related. Hepatic resection has remained the only therapeutic option that can offer these patients a chance of long-term survival. Although the safety of