AFTER a 3-year wait to meet in-person since the 2019 congress in Vienna, Austria, the European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC) took place in London, UK, from 22nd–26th June 2022. This year marked the 57th anniversary of the annual ILC event, and welcomed over 5,300 delegates on site, and over 1,300 virtually from 112 countries.

ON DAY 2 of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC) 2022, which took place on 22nd–26th June 2022 in London, UK, there was a session featuring specialist insights from researchers in the field. There were discussions that focused on the critical management of acute decompensation of cirrhosis.