nutrients Article Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Critically Ill Patients Alters the Gut–Liver Axis: A Case Control Study Andreas Blesl 1,*, Christoph Jüngst 2,3, Frank Lammert 3 , Günter Fauler 4, Florian Rainer 1, Bettina Leber 5 , Nicole Feldbacher 1, Silvia Stromberger 6, Renate Wildburger 6, 1 1 1, 1, Walter Spindelböck , Peter Fickert , Angela Horvath y and Vanessa Stadlbauer y 1 Division for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria; fl
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[email protected]; Tel.: +43-38580989 These authors contributed equally to this work. y Received: 13 August 2020; Accepted: 3 September 2020; Published: 7 September 2020 Abstract: Secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients (SC-CIP) occurs after long-term intensive care treatment. This study aimed to assess the gut–liver axis in SC-CIP.