Hepatic Encephalopathy-the Old and the New

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs ubiquitously in all causes of advanced liver failure, however, its implications on mortality diverge and vary depending upon acuity and severity of liver failure. This associated mortality has decreased in subsets of liver failure over the last 20 years. Aside from liver transplantation, this improvement is not attributable to a single intervention but likely to a combination of practical advances in critical care management. Misconceptions surrounding many facets of hepatic encephalopathy exists due to heterogeneity in presentation, pathophysiology and outcome. This review is intended to highlight the important concepts, rationales and strategies for managing hepatic encephalopathy..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Critical care clinics - 32(2016), 3, Seite 311-329

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kandiah, Prem A [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Gagan [Sonstige Person]

Links:

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

doi:

10.1016/j.ccc.2016.03.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1979274444