Prevalence and prognostic value of zinc and selenium deficiency in advanced chronic liver disease.
Nina DominikLorenz BalcarGeorg SemmlerBenedikt SimbrunnerMichael SchwarzBenedikt Silvester HoferLukas HartlMathias JachsBernhard ScheinerMatthias PinterMichael TraunerMattias MandorferAlexander PilgerThomas ReibergerPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2024)
Zinc and selenium deficiencies are common in ACLD patients especially with higher MELD and HVPG. Low zinc and selenium levels independently predicted hepatic decompensation and liver-related death. The effect of zinc/selenium supplementation in ACLD should be investigated in future trials.