Liver cirrhosis in elderly patients: clinical characteristics, complications, and survival-analyses from a large retrospective study.

Background: Liver cirrhosis (LC) is a common disease diagnosed in all ages. With the increasing population age, LC is noticeable more in the clinics.

Aim: To distinguish the clinical characteristics, complications, and survival of patients with liver cirrhosis.

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis among Cirrhotic Patients: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes.

(1) Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a feared complication of liver cirrhosis. We investigated the prevalence of SBP, positive ascitic fluid cultures, and risk factors for mortality. (2) Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients with cirrhosis hospitalized or in follow-up in a single center between 1996 and 2020.

Liver Cirrhosis, Etiology and Clinical Characteristics Disparities Among Minority Population.

Liver cirrhosis (LC) is a common disease with varied primary causes and ethnic disparities. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Arab Bedouin (AB) and Jewish patients with LC were retrospective collected and compared. We included 1048 patients, 95 (9%) Arab Bedouin and 953 (91%) Jewish patients.

The association between inadequate prenatal care and future healthcare use among offspring in the Bedouin population.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of inadequate prenatal care on long-term morbidity among the offspring of an ethnic minority population.

Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort analysis was performed among all Bedouin women with singleton pregnancies who delivered in a tertiary medical center in Israel between January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2014. Morbidity was defined as pediatric hospitalization across six distinct disease categories before 18 years of age.