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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul 13;145(4):782–9.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.06.057

Table 2.

Liver-Related Events and Causes of Death

Outcome n Source
Liver-related events
    Ascites 17 Australia 5; Glasgow 1; Iceland 1; Newcastle 2; United States 8
    Gastroesophageal varices/bleeding 20 Australia 4; Glasgow 1; Iceland 2; Newcastle 10; Thailand 1; United States 2
    Portosystemic encephalopathy 15 Australia 2; Glasgow 1; Newcastle 4; United States 8
    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 2 Australia 1; United States 1
    Hepatocellular cancer 4 Newcastle 2; United States 2
    Hepatopulmonary syndrome 1 United States 1
    Hepatorenal syndrome 1 United States 1
Death or OLT
    Cardiovascular disease 13 Australia 2; Glasgow 1, Iceland 2; Thailand 1; United States 7
    Cirrhosis complications 10 Australia 5; Iceland 1; United States 4
    Liver transplantation 5 Newcastle 2; United States 3
    Non-liver cancer deaths 11 Iceland 3; Glasgow 1; United States 7
    Other 2 Glasgow 1; United States 1

NOTE. Some patients developed more than one liver-related event.

OLT, Orthotopic liver transplantation.