Lorenz Balcar, Marta Tonon, Georg Semmler, Valeria Calvino, Lukas Hartl, Simone Incicco, Mathias Jachs, David Bauer, Benedikt Silvester Hofer, Carmine Gabriele Gambino, Antonio Accetta, Alessandra Brocca, Michael Trauner, Mattias Mandorfer, Salvatore Piano, Thomas Reiberger
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although ascites is the most frequent first decompensating event in cirrhosis, the clinical course after ascites as the single index decompensation is not well defined. The aim of this multicentre study was thus to systematically investigate the incidence and type of further decompensation after ascites as the first decompensating event and to assess risk factors for mortality. METHODS: A total of 622 patients with cirrhosis presenting with grade 2/3 ascites as the single index decompensating event at 2 university hospitals (Padova and Vienna) between 2003 and 2021 were included...
August 2022: JHEP reports: innovation in hepatology