• DOI:10.3350/kjhep.2012.18.1.1
Corpus ID: 16804957

Revision and update on clinical practice guideline for liver cirrhosis

@article{Suk2012RevisionAU,
  title={Revision and update on clinical practice guideline for liver cirrhosis},
  author={K. Suk and S. Baik and J. H. Yoon and J. Y. Cheong and Y. Paik and C. Lee and Y. S. Kim and J. Lee and D. Kim and S. Cho and S. G. Hwang and J. H. Sohn and M. Y. Kim and Y. Kim and J. G. Kim and Y. Cho and M. Choi and H. Kim and H. Lee and S. Kim and Ja Kyung Kim and J. Choi and D. W. Jun and W. Tak and B. S. Lee and B. Jang and W. Chung and J. Jang and S. W. Jeong and S. G. Kim and O. S. Kwon and Y. Jung and W. Choe and I. H. Kim and J. Shim and G. J. Cheon and S. Bae and Y. Seo and D. H. Choi and S. Jang},
  journal={The Korean Journal of Hepatology},
  year={2012},
  volume={18},
  pages={1 - 21}
}

K. Suk, S. Baik, +39 authors S. Jang

Published 2012

Medicine

The Korean Journal of Hepatology

Liver cirrhosis (LC) is a disease with a high rate of prevalence and one of the most common causes of mortality in the Republic of Korea (hereafter "Korea"). In Korea, the main etiologies of LC have been found to be chronic hepatitis B (CHB), alcohol, and chronic hepatitis C (CHC). In patients with complications such as ascites, variceal bleeding, and encephalopathy, the 5-year survival rates were 32%, 21%, and 40%, respectively, reflecting the poor prognosis of patients with LC. Consequently… CONTINUE READING

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