Hepatic encephalopathy 2018: A clinical practice guideline by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF).
AISF
Guideline
Hepatic encephalopathy
Journal
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
ISSN: 1878-3562
Titre abrégé: Dig Liver Dis
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 100958385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
received:
29
10
2018
revised:
27
11
2018
accepted:
28
11
2018
pubmed:
5
1
2019
medline:
14
6
2019
entrez:
5
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common, worrisome and sometimes difficult to manage complication of end-stage liver disease. HE is often recurrent, requiring multiple hospital admissions. It can have serious implications in terms of a patient's ability to perform complex tasks (for example driving), their earning capacity, their social and family roles. This guideline reviews current knowledge on HE definition, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment, both by general principles and by way of a summary of available drugs and treatment strategies. The quality of the published, pertinent evidence is graded, and practical recommendations are made. Where possible, these are placed within the Italian health service context, with reference to local diagnosis and management experience.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30606696
pii: S1590-8658(18)31274-X
doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.11.035
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Practice Guideline
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
190-205Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.