EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on nutrition in chronic liver disease

European Association for the Study of the Liver

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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 management are examined, with recommendations provided in specific settings such as hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhotic patients with bone disease, patients undergoing liver surgery or transplantation and critically ill cirrhotic patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-193
Number of pages22
JournalJournal of Hepatology
Volume70
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019

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© 2018 European Association for the Study of the Liver

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology

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