Incidence of and Risk Factors for Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Population‐Based Cohort of Americans With Cirrhosis

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a devastating complication of cirrhosis. Data are limited regarding the incidence of and risk factors for HE among contemporary patients in the context of the shifting epidemiology of cirrhosis. We examined a 20% random sample of U.S. Medicare enrollees with cirrhosis...

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Main Authors: Elliot B. Tapper, James B. Henderson, Neehar D. Parikh, George N. Ioannou, Anna S. Lok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1425