EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on nutrition in chronic liver disease.

ABSTRACT: A frequent complication in liver cirrhosis is malnutrition, which is associated with the progression of liver failure, and with a higher rate of complications including infections, hepatic encephalopathy and ascites. In recent years, the rising prevalence of obesity has led to an increase in the number of cirrhosis cases related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Malnutrition, obesity and sarcopenic obesity may worsen the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis and lower their survival. Nutritional monitoring and intervention is therefore crucial in chronic liver disease. These Clinical Practice Guidelines 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 manageme

SUBMITTER: European Association for the Study of the Liver. Electronic address: [e-mail] 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657019 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature