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### What you need to know
Liver cirrhosis affects 110 people per 100 000 in the UK1 and is closely linked with deprivation. The British Liver Trust2 estimates premature deaths from liver disease to be four times higher in the most deprived areas compared with the most affluent. Early identification and management can delay decompensation events such as variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy, leading to longer, better quality life for people with liver disease.
In 2015, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) first published guidance on the assessment and early management of cirrhosis in people over 16. This article summarises updated 2023 recommendations, focusing on managing complications, and appraises new evidence related to the effectiveness of non-selective beta blockers (NSBBs) for the primary prevention of decompensation in people with cirrhosis.3 The new guidance also updates recommendations about prevention of variceal bleeding in peopl
Experts said findings should serve as a wakeup call to change lifestyle factors associated with the disease - namely alcohol and obesity - and called for more liver ultrasounds for early detection.
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