Effect of Renal Function Impairment on the Mortality of Cirrhotic Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Population-Based 3-Year Follow-Up Study

Kidney is an important organ to clear neurotoxic substance in circulation. However, it is still unknown about the effect of renal function impairment (RFI) on the mortality of cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database to identify 4932...

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Main Authors: Hung, Tsung-Hsing, Tseng, Chih-Wei, Tseng, Kuo-Chih, Hsieh, Yu-Hsi, Tsai, Chih-Chun, Tsai, Chen-Chi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616283/