Thirst in End-Stage Liver Disease: From Symptom Disregard to a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway and Future Perspectives: A Narrative Review
Min Xu, Shuhui Yang, Siyan Guo, Junwei Su, Xiaoxin Wu · 2026
Read Thirst in End-Stage Liver Disease: From Symptom Disregard to a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway and Future Perspectives: A Narrative Review by Min Xu, Shuhui Yang, Siyan Guo, Junwei Su, Xiaoxin Wu (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13520958.txt.
Description
Thirst nags many folk whose livers have failed, yet care teams often pass it by. Min Xu and four co-authors reviewed the field in 2026, searching four large stores of papers through the end of 2025. Thirst in these folk grows from liver failure itself, high pressure in the gut veins, water pills, salt shifts, and dry glands. It cuts comfort, food intake, and the will to stick with care.
Four hard binds stand out: draining belly fluid eases one ill but feeds thirst, and salt control fights the urge to drink. The rating scales in use were not made for liver folk, so scores blur. Cold sprays and mint ice help some, but trials in this group are thin. The team call for a liver-specific scale and a care path that treats thirst as a real ill.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Min Xu, Shuhui Yang, Siyan Guo, Junwei Su, Xiaoxin Wu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |