BACKGROUND Population based mortality rates from liver cirrhosis, and alcohol consumption, have increased sharply in Britain in the past 35 years. Little is known about the long term trends over time in mortality rates after hospital admission for liver cirrhosis. AIMS To analyse time trends in mortality in the year after admission for liver cirrhosis from 1968 to 1999. SUBJECTS A total of ...

BACKGROUND Deaths from liver cirrhosis have increased at least 8 fold since the 1970's in the UK and further increases are anticipated, whereas in the rest of Europe liver deaths are decreasing. In the UK, we urgently need strategies to detect those who misuse alcohol and are at risk of developing alcoholic liver disease before they get to that point. One potential strategy is to screen admissi...

The paper deals with the results of study effect 2-ethyl-6-methyl-3-hydroxypyridine succinate (Elfunat) on erythroid lineage in patients alcoholic liver cirrhosis and a history gastroesophageal variceal bleeding. compared impact central nervous system blood values. this are important for management anemia encephalopathy category patients.