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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Serum ammonia variation predicts mortality in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Yi-Jing Cai, Jia-Jia Dong, Rui-Cong Chen, Qian-Qian Xiao, Xu-Mei Li, De-Yuan Chen, Chao Cai, Xiu-Li Lin, Ke-Qing Shi, Ming-Qin Lu

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The Story of Ammonia in Liver Disease: An Unraveling Continuum.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Jing CaiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jia-Jia DongDepartment of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Rui-Cong ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qian-Qian XiaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xu-Mei LiTranslational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
De-Yuan ChenDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chao CaiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiu-Li LinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ke-Qing ShiTranslational Medicine Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ming-Qin LuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hyperammonemia is critical to the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and is associated with mortality in end-stage liver disease. This study investigated the clinical value of ammonia variation in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) patients. Methods: A total of 276 patients with HBV-ACLF were retrospectively recruited. Patients' ammonia levels were serially documented. Baseline ammonia, Peak ammonia (highest level), and Trough ammonia (lowest level) were particularly corrected to the upper limit of normal (AMM-ULN). The primary endpoint was 28-day mortality. Results: The 28-day, 3-month, and 12-month mortality rates were 19.2, 25.7, and 28.2%, respectively. A total of 51 (18.4%) patients had overt HE (grade 2/3/4). Peak AMM-ULN was significantly higher in patients with overt HE and non-survivors compared with their counterparts ( Conclusion: Serum Peak ammonia was independently associated with overt HE and mortality in HBV-ACLF patients. Serial serum ammonia may have prognostic value.

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acute-on-chronic liver failureAMMammoniahepatic encephalopathy (HE)hepatitis B virushepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF)serum ammonia/reference laboratory upper limit of normal for ammonia (AMM-ULN)variation

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