Considerations of elderly factors to manage the complication of liver cirrhosis in elderly patients : = Considerations of elderly factors to manage the complication of liver cirrhosis in elderly patients

The aging of the organ function causes sensitivity to the disease progression and need careful consideration for the medical treatment. With the increase of aging population, the opportunity to provide medical treatment for people in very old age is rapidly increasing therefore, the understanding of the various physiological changes of cellular function, size and function of organs are essential for the decision of therapeutic options. Among the various chronic conditions seen in elderly people, we have focused on liver cirrhosis, since despite specific therapeutic options for many of liver diseases including direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus, nucleoside analogs for hepatitis B, and corticosteroids for autoimmune hepatitis, there is currently no standard therapy to treat liver cirrhosis, which is the final stage of these liver diseases. Therefore,management of the various symptoms of liver cirrhosis is essential, and agingrelated parameters must be considered in the decision making for therapeutic strategies and dosage of the available medicine. In this mini-review, we have summarized the therapeutic options to manage various symptoms of liver cirrhosis, carefully considering the physiological changes of various organs associated with aging..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019-04-21

2019

Erschienen:

2019-04-21

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2019

Enthalten in:

World journal of gastroenterology - (2019), 15 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 1817-1827

Original Letters: Enthalten in (DE-576)276271955 (DE-576)276271955

Reihe:

China Academic Journals (CAJ), E, 医药卫生科技 = Medicine & Public Health

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Considerations of elderly factors to manage the complication of liver cirrhosis in elderly patients

Beteiligte Personen:

Kenya Kamimura [VerfasserIn]
Akira Sakamaki [Sonstige Person]
Hiroteru Kamimura [Sonstige Person]
Toru Setsu [Sonstige Person]
Takeshi Yokoo [Sonstige Person]
Masaaki Takamura [Sonstige Person]
Shuji Terai [Sonstige Person]

Links:

oversea.cnki.net [lizenzpflichtig]

Themen:

内科学
医药、卫生
医药卫生科技
消化系及腹部疾病
Aging
Digestive System Disease
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
Elderly patients
Liver cirrhosis
Medicine & Public Health
Quality of life

Anmerkungen:

Author info:Kenya Kamimura;Akira Sakamaki;Hiroteru Kamimura;Toru Setsu;Takeshi Yokoo;Masaaki Takamura;Shuji Terai;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

CAJ630586012