Newer Treatment Strategies for Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy in ACLF
Dr RK Dhiman, 05 December 2018
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HE with all grades of severity and independent of other organ failures is associated with increased mortality; the mortality is higher in grade 3-4 compared with grade 1-2 HE.Inflammation plays a greater role in the pathogenesis of HE in patients with ACLF than in patients without ACLF and is associated with cytokine storm.Ammonia is a simple surrogate marker for HE in ACLF and correlates with severity of HE/cerebral failure.Ammonia levels at baseline > 144 mmol/l predicts mortality.Managemen...
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