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ReviewGut and liver2016

Evaluation and Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Current Status and Future Directions.

Duminda Suraweera, Vinay Sundaram, Sammy Saab

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In one paragraph

Review in Gut and liver, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03372499 (Effect of Diet Management on Incidence of Hepatic Encephalopathy of Patients With Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03372499 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Diet Management on Incidence of Hepatic Encephalopathy of Patients With Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Treatment

TypeinterventionalSponsorLi YangRan2017 to 2018Enrolled86ConditionsHepatic EncephalopathyArmsdiet management strategy for encephalopathy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Guideline
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  3. Reducing the Risk of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Chinese Guidelines on the Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis (2024).Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2025
    Article
  7. Article
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  9. [Chinese guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis (2024)].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2024
    Article
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  12. Article
  13. Review
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Review
  17. Amelioration of Hepatic Encephalopathy UsingBioMed research international · 2021
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  19. Observational
  20. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Duminda SuraweeraDepartment of Medicine, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA.
Vinay SundaramDepartment of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sammy SaabDepartment of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy is a spectrum of neurocognitive manifestations often seen in patients with liver injury or rarely in patients with portosystemic shunting without liver injury. It can be divided into minimal (covert) hepatic encephalopathy and overt hepatic encephalopathy, depending on the severity. Patients with hepatic encephalopathy have compromised clinical outcomes, decreased quality of life, and increased healthcare utilization, often resulting in a heavy financial and personal burden on caregivers. The diagnosis remains largely clinical, with the exclusion of possible other causes for the altered mental status. Current treatment strategies include nonabsorbable disaccharides and antibiotics. This review will focus on the diagnosis, management and clinical impact of hepatic encephalopathy.

Indexed as

Hepatic EncephalopathyAnti-Bacterial AgentsCost of IllnessDisaccharidesForecastingHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsDisaccharidesHepatic encephalopathyLiver cirrhosisLiver diseasesMinimal hepatic encephalopathy

Identifiers

PMID27377741
PMCPMC4933409

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