Duration of the acute hepatic encephalopathy episode determines survival in cirrhotic patients

Episodes of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) have been related to low survival rate. However, the relation between its clinical evolution and mortality has not been assessed. A retrospective analysis of 245 cirrhotic patients admitted for an acute episode of HE (⩾grade 2) or who developed an HE episode a...

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Autores: Ventura-Cots, Meritxell|||0000-0001-9513-2855, Carmona, Isabel, Moreno, Carol|||0000-0003-3275-0271, Ampuero, Javier|||0000-0002-8332-2122, Simón Talero, Macarena|||0000-0002-1409-3936, Sanpedro, Francesc, Les, Iñigo, Romero-Gómez, Manuel|||0000-0001-8494-8947, Genescà Ferrer, Joan|||0000-0002-0831-8422
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:187874
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/187874
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1756283X17743419
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hepatic encephalopathy
Time in hepatic encephalopathy
Transplant-free survival
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Sumario:Episodes of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) have been related to low survival rate. However, the relation between its clinical evolution and mortality has not been assessed. A retrospective analysis of 245 cirrhotic patients admitted for an acute episode of HE (⩾grade 2) or who developed an HE episode after an upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) event was performed to assess the relation between time in HE and transplant-free survival. Median (IQR) time in HE was 48 h (24-96 h) in the whole cohort. Patients who presented a longer time in HE (.

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