Palliative Care Needs in Liver Cirrhosis Patients

The concept of Palliative Care (PC) is more and more known in medicine and the need for this type of approach is growing in a world with great longevity and exponentially increasing chronic diseases. End-stage liver disease (ESLD) is the culmination of progression of chronic liver disease to cirrhosis, decompensation, and chronic liver failure, featuring portal hypertension or hepatocellular failure-related complications. In this context, palliative care offers best possible quality of life and is not limited to end-of-life care. It also encompasses achievable goals such as symptom control and avoidance of aggressive disease-modifying treatments or interventions that beneficially alter the natural course of the disease to offer curative intend..