Bowel Movement Frequency Is Not Linked With Cognitive Function in Cirrhosis

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The spectrum of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) ranges from overt HE (OHE) to cognitive impairment (ie, covert) HE (CHE).1 The first-line therapy is lactulose, which is titrated to achieve ~2-3 soft/loose daily bowel movements (BM). This metric is considered dogma for practitioners despite erratic results, GI adverse events, and poor tolerance in Western countries.1 There are logistic barriers for the widespread uptake of rifaximin, the second-line therapy. Moreover, although BM frequency-directed dose titration of lactulose is the usual practice, its impact on objective cognitive performance is unclear. Our aim is to determine the impact of BM frequency on cognition in patients with/without prior OHE.

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CommentIn: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 May;20(5):e1220-e1221. - PMID 34058412

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 20(2022), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e897-e901

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duong, Nikki [VerfasserIn]
Reuter, Bradley [VerfasserIn]
Saraireh, Hamzeh [VerfasserIn]
Nadhem, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Acharya, Chathur [VerfasserIn]
Fagan, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Hassouneh, Ramzi [VerfasserIn]
Bajaj, Jasmohan S [VerfasserIn]

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4618-18-2
Journal Article
L36O5T016N
Lactulose
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Rifaximin

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Date Completed 16.03.2022

Date Revised 02.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 May;20(5):e1220-e1221. - PMID 34058412

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cgh.2021.05.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325429987