title: Intensive care management of patients with liver disease: proceedings of a single-topic conference sponsored by the Brazilian Society of Hepatology.
abstract: Survival rates of critically ill patients with liver disease has sharply increased in recent years due to several improvements in the management of decompensated cirrhosis and acute liver failure. This is ascribed to the incorporation of evidence-based strategies from clinical trials aiming to reduce mortality. In order to discuss the cutting-edge evidence regarding critical care of patients with liver disease, a joint single topic conference was recently sponsored by the Brazilian Society of Hepatology in cooperation with the Brazilian Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Brazilian Association for Organ Transplantation. This paper summarizes the proceedings of the aforementioned meeting and it is intended to guide intensive care physicians, gastroenterologists and hepatologists in the care management of patients with liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Português, Salvador, Brazil.|Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
authors.forename: Paulo Lisboa
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terra
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edison Roberto
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Parise
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alberto Queiroz
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Federal do Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Marcelo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Maubouisson
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Marques
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Gomes de Barros
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Hospital Português, Salvador, Brazil.|Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Codes
authors.affiliation: Hospital Português, Salvador, Brazil.|Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
authors.forename: Antônio Ricardo
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angelo Alves de
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mattos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Federal do Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital Federal do Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zyngier
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003422:Critical Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical