Geneva, 3 May 2022: This joint statement of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and EASL provides an overview of public health guidance aimed to ensure that the needs of refugees in relation…
On the occasion of the European Week Against Cancer and World No Tobacco Day, the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) reiterates its support for the prevention targets and measures set out in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; and outlines how important…
EASL contributed to the White paper drawing attention to cancer-related complications and comorbidities related to alcohol consumption infectious diseases. Download the summary version. Download the full version.
This policy statement is intended for the general public, affected communities, and policymakers. In parallel, intended for healthcare professionals, an article titled “EASL position paper on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in people with chronic liver diseases, hepatobiliary cancer and…
Summary A variety of chemicals have been linked to occupational liver diseases, including several solvents and mixtures thereof, pesticides, and metals. Workplace exposures have been associated with virtually the entire spectrum of acute and chronic liver diseases. However, their prevalence…
The current system of providing healthcare to asylum seekers and migrants is failing, resulting in unnecessary prevalence of liver disease, infection with hepatitis viruses and alcohol abuse.
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These EASL Guidelines for Clinical Practice review the present knowledge in the field of Nutrition in Chronic Liver Disease and promote further research on this topic. Screening, assessment and principles of nutritional management are examined, with recommendations provided in specific settings such as hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhotic patients with bone disease, patients undergoing liver surgery or transplantation and critically ill cirrhotic patients.
The term acute liver failure (ALF) is frequently applied as a generic expression to describe patients presenting with or developing an acute episode of liver dysfunction. In the context of hepatological practice, however, ALF refers to a highly specific and rare syndrome. This means an acute abnormality of liver blood tests in an individual without underlying chronic liver disease. The disease process is associated with development of a coagulopathy of liver aetiology, and clinically apparent altered level of consciousness due to hepatic encephalopathy. Several important measures are immediately necessary when the patient presents for medical attention. These, as well as additional clinical procedures will be the subject of the Acute Liver Failure Guidelines.
