| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Autobiography |
| Article Title |
Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy and quality of life evaluations in hospitalized cirrhotic patients in China
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Ji-Yao Wang, Ning-Ping Zhang, Bao-Rong Chi, Yu-Qing Mi, Li-Na Meng, Ying-Di Liu, Jiang-Bin Wang, Hai-Xing Jiang, Jin-Hui Yang, Yun Xu, Xiao Li, Jian-Ming Xu, Guo Zhang, Xin-Min Zhou, Yu-Zheng Zhuge, De-An Tian, Jin Ye and Yu-Lan Liu |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Ji-Yao Wang, MSc, AGAF, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. wang.jiyao@zs-hospital.sh.cn |
| Key Words |
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Health-related quality of life; China; Child-Pugh Classification; Liver cirrhosis |
| Core Tip |
This study showed that 39.9% of hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis had minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), and patients with Child-Pugh Classification-C had a high prevalence of MHE (56.1%) and increased health-related quality of life scores that reflected poorer life status. Increasing awareness of its adverse impact on life should be emphasized. Recommendations to screen for MHE may be applicable for evaluating the risks of driving and work accidents in patients with cirrhosis.
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| Publish Date |
2013-08-13 11:13 |
| Citation |
Wang JY, Zhang NP, Chi BR, Mi YQ, Meng LN, Liu YD, Wang JB, Jiang HX, Yang JH, Xu Y, Li X, Xu JM, Zhang G, Zhou XM, Zhuge YZ, Tian DA, Ye J, Liu YL. Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy and quality of life evaluations in hospitalized cirrhotic patients in China. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(30): 4984-4991 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i30/4984.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4984 |
