LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- King George's Medical University (KGMU) has performed its first liver pressure measurement in the department of medicine. The test, called hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), measures blood pressure in the liver's veins to assess liver health. According to the KGMU press note, the patient was admitted to the hepatobiliary unit with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) due to alcoholic hepatitis. The HVPG measurement showed a value of 17 mmHg, indicating portal hypertension, a condition where blood pressure in the liver's portal vein becomes abnormally high. This placed the patient at high risk of variceal bleeding. "Based on this assessment, drug doses were optimised for targeted, evidence-based management," according to a press release shared with the media on Saturday. The procedure was carried out by Dr Sudhir Verma along with Dr Amit Anand, Prof Vivek Kumar, Dr Ajay Kumar Patwa, Dr Sanjeev Verma and Dr Umang Maheshwari. Nursing Officers Manoj Gautam and Sheetal assisted during the procedure, with Seema Sonker as Nursing Incharge, while Akash Verma and Munna Gupta provided technical support. Hospital officials said this is the first time direct liver pressure measurement has been done at KGMU. They added that the HVPG test will help doctors better assess liver disease and plan treatment for patients with long-term liver problems.htc...