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

BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 245 cirrhotic patients admitted for an acute episode of HE (⩾grade 2) or who deve...

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Autores principales: Ventura-Cots, Meritxell, Carmona, Isabel, Moreno, Carolina, Ampuero, Javier, Simón-Talero, Macarena, Sanpedro, Francesc, Les, Iñigo, Romero-Gómez, Manuel, Genescà, Joan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29383024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17743419

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29383024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17743419

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