Is the Laennec staging system for histological sub-classification of cirrhosis useful for stratification of prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis?
Histological sub-classification of cirrhosis using the Laennec system can be used to assess the risk of LRE occurrence among patients with cirrhosis. Our study provides a solid basis for further studies of non-invasive methods for monitoring the risk of LRE occurrence and will help physicians to establish optimum treatment strategies.
In this study, self-reported influenza vaccination was reliable. The term 'pneumococcal vaccination or Pneumovax' was poorly recognised by our telephone survey respondents as evident by the low rate of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination compared to a much higher rate of pneumococcal vaccinations recorded by GPs.