Late-stage presentation with decompensated cirrhosis is alarmingly common but successful etiologic therapy allows for favorable clinical outcomes.
Michael SchwarzCaroline SchmidbauerLukas BurghartNikolaus PfistererDavid Josef Maria BauerWolfgang HüblMattias MandorferMichael GschwantlerThomas ReibergerPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Half of the patients with cirrhosis had decompensated cirrhosis at presentation. This calls for increased awareness and strategies for earlier diagnosis of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.