Hepatic encephalopathy increases the risk for mortality and hospital readmission in decompensated cirrhotic patients: a prospective multicenter study

Hepatic encephalopathy increases the risk for mortality and hospital readmission in decompensated cirrhotic patients: a prospective multicenter study

IntroductionHepatic encephalopathy (HE) affects the survival and quality of life of patients with cirrhosis. However, longitudinal data on the clinical course after hospitalization for HE are lacking. The aim was to estimate mortality and risk for hospital readmission of cirrhotic patients hospitali...

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Main Authors: Oliviero Riggio, Ciro Celsa, Vincenza Calvaruso, Manuela Merli, Paolo Caraceni, Sara Montagnese, Vincenzina Mora, Martina Milana, Giorgio Maria Saracco, Giovanni Raimondo, Antonio Benedetti, Patrizia Burra, Rodolfo Sacco, Marcello Persico, Filippo Schepis, Erica Villa, Antonio Colecchia, Stefano Fagiuoli, Mario Pirisi, Michele Barone, Francesco Azzaroli, Giorgio Soardo, Maurizio Russello, Filomena Morisco, Sara Labanca, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Antonello Pietrangelo, Gabriele Di Maria, Silvia Nardelli, Lorenzo Ridola, Antonio Gasbarrini, Calogero Cammà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
hepatic encephalopathy
decompensated cirrhosis
orthotopic liver transplant
hospital readmission
mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1184860/full

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