Survival and Disease Progression in Older Adult Patients With Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Study
Khaled Al-Smadi,
Ammar Qureshi,
Michelle Buitrago
et al.
Abstract:Background: Cirrhosis incidence in older adult patients has been increasing with limited data on their survival. This study is aimed at investigating the survival and disease progression in older adult patients with cirrhosis compared to younger patients.Methods: This is a retrospective single‐center study. Patients aged above 50 with a confirmed diagnosis of cirrhosis based on biopsy, FibroSure test, splenomegaly, and low platelets < 120 × 109/L) or imaging findings including FibroScan were included. Patie… Show more
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