Evaluating the Practice of Prescribing Beta-blockers in Compensated Cirrhosis by Gastroenterologists in the Asia Pacific Region

Role of endoscopy in hepatology

“…Although the "rule of five" for LSM is proposed as the tool to stratify the risk of liver related events and amongst others to rule in (LSM > 25 kPa) and rule out (LSM 15 kPa and platelet count 150 × 10 9 /L) CSPH in patients with viral hepatitis, alcoholic and non-obese steatotic liver disease, it still needs further refinement given that fact 40-50% of patients are left in a diagnostic grey zone [80 , 81] . Moreover, broad dissemination, acceptance and large-scale practical implementation of this novel concept remains far from daily clinical reality according to a recent survey [82] . The current BAVENO VI-VII algorithm is graphically summarized in Fig.…”