Danielle Mroz

No studies to-date have looked at the combined risk of mortality for patients with thrombocytopenia and severe hepatic steatosis.

People who inject drugs who are infected with hepatitis C virus can achieve sustained viral response at the completion of treatment, despite imperfect adherence.

Although acute kidney injury is common in patients with cirrhosis, those who are admitted to the hospital are at increased risk, especially if they are of older age, Child-Pugh Class C, or have ascites or sepsis.

Treatment was also successful in patients with prior noncompletion or poor adherence to direct-acting antiviral therapy.

Obese patients who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to receiving a liver transplant had a significantly lower risk of metabolic complications post-transplant than those who followed medical weight loss prior to transplant.

The biology of thrombopoietin metabolism in advanced liver disease may be influenced by platelet count and degree of liver failure.