Open AccessInternational normalized ratio and Model for End-stage Liver Disease score predict short-term outcome in cirrhotic patients after the resolution of hepatic encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Xiaopeng Hu,
Jian Gao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3426
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , cirrhosis , model for end stage liver disease , hazard ratio , liver transplantation , liver disease , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , transplantation , confidence interval , physics , optics
In patients with cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy (HE) indicates a poor prognosis despite the use of artificial liver and liver transplantation, presenting as frequent hospitalizations and increased mortality rate.