title: Management of patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation.
abstract: The demand for OLT continues to be on the rise with patients spending a long time on the waiting list; this not only increases the risk of developing further decompensation but also mortality. The complications discussed above may not only lead to removal from the waiting list in some cases but also a poorer outcome following transplantation. Therefore the appropriate prevention, recognition and treatment of the above-mentioned complications of cirrhosis will have a positive impact on the outcome before and after liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: GI Unit, Institut Clinic de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques, Hospital Clinic,and University of Barcelona, Institut d’Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi-Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Ciber de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ginès
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000628:therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000628:therapy; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014850:Waiting Lists