Precipitating factors and the outcome of hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 514-518

  Mumtaz, Khalid ^a   Ahmed, Umair Syed ^a   Abid, Shahab ^a   Baig, Noshaba ^a   Hamid, Saeed ^a   Jafri, Wasim ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Hepatitis C; Outcome; Precipitant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; COMPLICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957986186     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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