Patients hospitalized with alcohol-related liver disease and prior bariatric surgery are more prone to develop acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Louis OnghenaYves Van NieuwenhoveLaurissa DemeulenaereLindsey DevisscherXavier VerhelstHelena DegrooteSarah RaevensHans Van VlierbergheSander LefereAnja GeertsPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
BS patients hospitalized with ARLD are predominantly younger women with a lower cumulative alcohol consumption compared to those without prior BS. BS impacted transplant-free survival, with ACLF as the predominant cause of death in these patients.