The Liver Cirrhosis Network Cohort Study: Cirrhosis Definition, Study Population, and Endpoints.
Tapper E, Goldberg D, Parikh N, Terrault N, Welch N, Sharpton S, Hameed B, Khalili M, Stolz A, Verna E, Brown R, Sanyal A, VanWagner L, Ladner D, Moylan C, Diehl A, Jones P, Loomba R, Dasarathy S, Simonetto D, Shah V, Bajaj J. The Liver Cirrhosis Network Cohort Study: Cirrhosis Definition, Study Population, and Endpoints. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39018024, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCohort studyRisk of hepatic decompensationNatural history of cirrhosisCohort study designChild A cirrhosisHistory of cirrhosisPatient-reported outcomesMulti-center cohort studyProspective cohort studyOvert hepatic encephalopathyIncident clinical eventsPortal gastropathyStudy staffVariceal hemorrhageHepatic decompensationCompensated cirrhosisContemporary patientsOutcome measuresHistological criteriaData coordinating centerHepatocellular carcinomaStudy designClinical eventsHepatic encephalopathyClinical centers