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End Stage Liver Disease: Podcast with Jen Lai, Ricky Shinall, Nneka Ufere, and Arpan Patel
Patients with end stage liver disease and decompensated cirrhosis have an average life expectancy of 2 years without transplant. Outcomes are worse among those who are frail. Symptoms are common, including pain, ascites, encephalopathy, and pruritus. Patients with end stage liver disease are often some of the most disadvantaged patients we care for. Caregiver burden is immense; divorce is common. Some will go on to receive a transplant, but many will not. Many are confused about the diagnosis and feel poorly supported. Prognosis is fraught, as the worse your prognosis (i.e. lower your chance…
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