title: Preventative hepatology: minimising symptoms and optimising care.
abstract: Most care of liver disease is in the ambulatory setting, and therefore the clinical needs of patients represent those of any other chronic illness. Emphasis must be given to preventative strategies such that liver lifetime (including pre-emptive strategies related to potential allograft survival) is maximised through timely intervention and avoidance of side effects. This review addresses the pertinent practical clinical concerns faced by clinicians as they manage adult patients with chronic liver disease, with an emphasis on preventing and managing symptoms and complications directly and indirectly related to the underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, ON, Canada. gideon.hirschfield@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Gideon M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hirschfield
authors.forename: Teru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagi
authors.forename: E Jenny
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Heathcote
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D016896:Treatment Outcome