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Evidence Corner

A new second-line therapy for Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Elafibranor

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2306185

John Esli Medina Morales

John Esli Medina Morales

Evidence Corner

Are we getting closer to liver dialysis for acute-on-chronic alcohol-related liver failure?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168827823001885?via…

Emily Seltzer

Emily Seltzer

Clinical Pearls

Activated T-Cell Hepatitis in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

Pediatric Acute Liver Failure As outlined in the Liver Fellow Network post, Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: from Prompt Recognition and Management to Liver Transplant Considerations , pediatric acute...

Naseem Ravanbakhsh

Naseem Ravanbakhsh

The Why? Series

Why would we consider plasma exchange in Acute Liver Failure and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure?

Why do we need TPE in liver disease? Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are associated with high mortality unless treated appropriately .1 Therapeutic plasma exchange...

Sagnik Biswas

Sagnik Biswas

Clinical Pearls

A Cholestatic Challenge: Identifying Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Secondary Sclerosing cholangitis Sclerosing cholangitis includes a group of chronic cholestatic liver diseases characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of bile ducts, leading to the formation of...

Harish Gopalakrishna

Harish Gopalakrishna

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Hepatorenal Syndrome

Beverly Kyalwazi

Beverly Kyalwazi

Begum Ozturk

Begum Ozturk

Shyamal Sheth

Shyamal Sheth

Evidence Corner

Allocation, Allocation, Allocation...and Exception Points

Logistical burden of offers and allocation inefficiency in circle‐based liver allocation Liver transplant outcomes using late allocation grafts Implementation of a National Liver Review Board for...

Anjana Rajan

Anjana Rajan

Evidence Corner

Beans, beans, they're good for your liver-The kidney and liver's love/hate relationship

Three-year results of renal function in liver transplant recipients on low-dose sirolimus and tacrolimus: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial The prognostic impact of acute kidney injury...

Virginia Milner

Virginia Milner

Evidence Corner

Before and After: Improving Cirrhosis and HCC Outcomes Pre and Post LT

A randomized, controlled, prehabilitation intervention to maximize early recovery (PRIMER) in liver transplantation Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients—A transatlantic...

Rachel Orbuch

Rachel Orbuch

Evidence Corner

Beyond BMI: Body Composition in Cirrhosis Care and Outcomes

El-Serag et al Scheiner et al Sharma et al Boster et al Wernberg et al Behari et al

Khushboo Bhatia

Khushboo Bhatia

Evidence Corner

Bridging Gaps in Guideline-Directed Care

Mehta et al Fox et al Morales-Arraez et al Mahle et al

Muaaz Masood

Muaaz Masood

Evidence Corner

Clinical Informatics and the Machine Age

Pradhan et al Sherman et al Togersen et al Nyholm et al Spann et al

Daniel Lim

Daniel Lim

Evidence Corner

Disparities in Liver Transplant

Black patients and women have reduced access to liver transplantation for alcohol‐associated liver disease Characterization of social determinants of health of a liver transplant referral population...

Nidah S. Khakoo

Nidah S. Khakoo

Evidence Corner

Financial Toxicity in Cirrhosis

Desai et al Aby et al Ufere et al Brahmania et al Henson et al Valery et al

Christopher Coe

Christopher Coe

Evidence Corner

Living Donation and Splits-I only need a piece, not the whole thing

Type of donor liver transplant does not affect pregnancy outcomes—a systematic review and meta-analysis The incidence of adverse outcome in donors after living donor liver transplantation: A meta...

Taranika Sarkar Das

Taranika Sarkar Das

Evidence Corner

Living with Cirrhosis: symptom insights and innovations

Patel et al Moon et al Bonacchi et al Younossi et al Rubinet al

Sarah Park

Sarah Park

Evidence Corner

Post Liver Transplant Complications

Evolution of pretransplant cardiac risk factor burden and major adverse cardiovascular events in liver transplant recipients over time Redo hepatic artery reconstruction for thrombosis without...

Deep Patel

Deep Patel

Evidence Corner

Pushing the limits in HCC: Advancing Transplantation Strategies and Survival Outcomes

Improved recurrence-free survival in patients with HCC with post-transplant plasma exchange AFP-L3 and DCP are superior to AFP in predicting waitlist dropout in HCC patients: Results of a prospective...

Ahmed El Sabagh

Ahmed El Sabagh

Evidence Corner

Real World Immunotherapy Data for HCC

Joerg et al Zheng et al Singal et al deCastro et al (awaiting publication, link not available)

Yadana Khin

Yadana Khin

Evidence Corner

Rise of The Machines

Discarded livers tested by normothermic machine perfusion in the VITTAL trial: Secondary end points and 5-year ou tcomes Liver transplantation with uncontrolled versus controlled DCD donors using...

Sanad Dawod

Sanad Dawod