Old and new precipitants in hepatic encephalopathy: A new look at a field in continuous evolution

D Bellafante, S Gioia, J Faccioli, O Riggio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication in patients with advanced liver
disease. It is a brain dysfunction characterized by neurological and psychiatric symptoms …

Endoscopic diagnosis and management of esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline

IM Gralnek, MC Duboc, JC Garcia-Pagan, L Fuccio… - …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
1 ESGE recommends that patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease
(ACLD; due to viruses, alcohol, and/or nonobese [BMI< 30 kg/m 2] nonalcoholic …

Liver cirrhosis and sarcopenia from the viewpoint of dysbiosis

H Nishikawa, H Enomoto, S Nishiguchi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) has been attracting much attention these
days because of the close linkage to adverse outcomes. LC can be related to secondary …

Beneficial effects of L-ornithine L-aspartate for prevention of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis

RF Butterworth - Metabolic brain disease, 2020 - Springer
The present systematic review with meta-analysis was undertaken to review the evidence
base in support of a beneficial effect of L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA) for the …

Ammonia removal by metabolic scavengers for the prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

RF Butterworth - Drugs in R&D, 2021 - Springer
Effective lowering of circulating ammonia is the mainstay strategy in the prevention and
treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis and there is increasing interest in agents …

Antibiotics in chronic liver disease and their effects on gut microbiota

N Mendez-Sanchez, CE Coronel-Castillo… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Impairments in liver function lead to different complications. As chronic liver disease
progresses (CLD), hypoalbuminemia and alterations in bile acid compositions lead to …

Efficacy and safety of rifaximin versus placebo or other active drugs in critical ill patients with hepatic encephalopathy

X Han, Z Luo, W Wang, P Zheng, T Li, Z Mei… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Rifaximin has been approved for use as a first-line therapy for secondary
prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). This article is to update existing evidence on …

[HTML][HTML] The management of hepatic encephalopathy from ward to domiciliary care: current evidence and gray areas

D Bellafante, S Gioia, J Faccioli, O Riggio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of advanced liver disease and
acute liver failure. It is a condition that features several neuropsychiatric symptoms that affect …

[HTML][HTML] Visión actual sobre el diagnóstico y los cuidados integrales en la encefalopatía hepática

F Higuera-de-la-Tijera, JAVR Velasco… - … de Gastroenterología de …, 2023 - Elsevier
La primera guía clínica sobre la encefalopatía hepática se publicó en el año 2009, a casi 14
años de esta primera publicación, numerosos avances en el campo del diagnóstico …

[HTML][HTML] Current vision on diagnosis and comprehensive care in hepatic encephalopathy

F Higuera-de-la-Tijera, JAVR Velasco… - … de Gastroenterología de …, 2023 - Elsevier
The first clinical guidelines on hepatic encephalopathy were published in 2009. Almost 14
years since that first publication, numerous advances in the field of diagnosis, treatment, and …