Home lactulose enema: Prevention of hepatic encephalopathy at home

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-69

  Saito, Takafumi ^a   Shinzawa, Haruhide ^a   Watanabe, Hisayoshi ^a   Togashi, Hitoshi ^a   Kawata, Sumio ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; ENEMA; LACTULOSE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEPATIC COMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ENEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036166429     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s535-002-8136-7     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Lactulose enemas
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