Impact of acute-on-chronic liver failure and decompensated liver cirrhosis on psychosocial burden and quality of life of patients and their close relatives

Abstract Background Patients with liver cirrhosis often suffer from complications such as ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding, and infections, resulting in impaired quality of life. Frequently, the close relatives of patients also suffer from a lower quality of life in chronic diseases. In recent yea...

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Main Authors: Michael Nagel, Christian Labenz, Marcus A. Wörns, J. U. Marquardt, Peter R. Galle, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Marc Nguyen-Tat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1268-9