A Latin American survey on demographic aspects of hospitalized, decompensated cirrhotic patients and the resources for their management

Introduction & objectives: Liver cirrhosis is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Adequate diagnosis and treatment of decompensating events requires of both medical skills and updated technical resources. The objectives of this study were to search the demographic profile of hospitalized c...

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Main Authors: Julio D. Vorobioff, Fernando Contreras, Federico Tanno, Lucía Hernández, Fernando Bessone, Luis Colombato, José Adi, Eduardo Fassio, Mirta Felgueres, Guillermo Fernández, Luis Gaite, Diana Gibelli, Hernán Gómez Darrichon, Matías Lafage, Daniel Lombardo, Susana López, Alejandro Mateo, Manuel Mendizábal, Julieta Pecoraro, Andrés Ruf, Pablo Ruiz, Javier Severini, Teodoro Stieben, Marcela Sixto, Fabián Zárate, Sergio de la Barra Barraza, Irene Donoso Sierra, Violeta Rivas Pacheco, Juan P. Roblero, Juan O. Rojas, Patricio Ruiz González, Diego San Martín Rodríguez, Armando Sierralta, Alvaro Urzúa Manchego, Eliana Valdes, Pamela Yaquich, Rodrigo Wolff, Flor Beltran Valdivia, Roxana C. Gallegos, Rocío Galloso, Julio S. Marcelo, Pedro Montes, Laura Tenorio, Isabel Veramendi, Elizabeth Alava, Ximena Armijos, Gonzalo Benalcazar, Enrique Carrera, Galo F. Pazmiño, Eduardo Marriott Díaz, Miguel Garassini, Rosalía P. Marrero, Mirta Infante, Dayron Páez Suárez, José C. Gutiérrez, Carmen M. Villadoniga Reyes, Yoel M. Serrano, Rivardo Hernández Hernández, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Teresita Pérez González, María T. Andara, Marco Sánchez Hernández, Solange Gerona, Iván García, Fátima de la Tijera, Edmundo Pessoa López, Kenia Torres, Martín Garzón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268120300296