Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) affects the survival and quality of life of patients with cirrhosis. However, longitudinal data on the clinical course after hospitalization for HE are lacking. The aim was to estimate mortality and risk for hospital readmission of cirrhotic patients hospitalized for HE. Methods: We prospectively enrolled 112 consecutive cirrhotic patients hospitalized for HE (HE group) at 25 Italian referral centers. A cohort of 256 patients hospitalized for decompensated cirrhosis without HE served as controls (no HE group). After hospitalization for HE, patients were followed-up for 12 months until death or liver transplant (LT). Results: During follow-up, 34 patients (30.4%) died and 15 patients (13.4%) underwent LT in the HE group, while 60 patients (23.4%) died and 50 patients (19.5%) underwent LT in the no HE group. In the whole cohort, age (HR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01–1.06), HE (HR 1.67, 95% CI 1.08–2.56), ascites (HR 2.56, 95% CI 1.55–4.23), and sodium levels (HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.90–0.99) were significant risk factors for mortality. In the HE group, ascites (HR 5.07, 95% CI 1.39–18.49) and BMI (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.75–0.98) were risk factors for mortality, and HE recurrence was the first cause of hospital readmission. Conclusion: In patients hospitalized for decompensated cirrhosis, HE is an independent risk factor for mortality and the most common cause of hospital readmission compared with other decompensation events. Patients hospitalized for HE should be evaluated as candidates for LT.

Hepatic encephalopathy increases the risk for mortality and hospital readmission in decompensated cirrhotic patients: a prospective multicenter study / Riggio, O.; Celsa, C.; Calvaruso, V.; Merli, M.; Caraceni, P.; Montagnese, S.; Mora, V.; Milana, M.; Saracco, G. M.; Raimondo, G.; Benedetti, A.; Burra, P.; Sacco, R.; Persico, M.; Schepis, F.; Villa, E.; Colecchia, A.; Fagiuoli, S.; Pirisi, M.; Barone, M.; Azzaroli, F.; Soardo, G.; Russello, M.; Morisco, F.; Labanca, S.; Fracanzani, A. L.; Pietrangelo, A.; Di Maria, G.; Nardelli, S.; Ridola, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Camma, C.. - In: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. - ISSN 2296-858X. - 10:(2023), pp. 1184860-1184872. [10.3389/fmed.2023.1184860]

Hepatic encephalopathy increases the risk for mortality and hospital readmission in decompensated cirrhotic patients: a prospective multicenter study

Merli M.;Raimondo G.;Schepis F.;Villa E.;Colecchia A.;Barone M.;Pietrangelo A.;Nardelli S.;
2023

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Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) affects the survival and quality of life of patients with cirrhosis. However, longitudinal data on the clinical course after hospitalization for HE are lacking. The aim was to estimate mortality and risk for hospital readmission of cirrhotic patients hospitalized for HE. Methods: We prospectively enrolled 112 consecutive cirrhotic patients hospitalized for HE (HE group) at 25 Italian referral centers. A cohort of 256 patients hospitalized for decompensated cirrhosis without HE served as controls (no HE group). After hospitalization for HE, patients were followed-up for 12 months until death or liver transplant (LT). Results: During follow-up, 34 patients (30.4%) died and 15 patients (13.4%) underwent LT in the HE group, while 60 patients (23.4%) died and 50 patients (19.5%) underwent LT in the no HE group. In the whole cohort, age (HR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01–1.06), HE (HR 1.67, 95% CI 1.08–2.56), ascites (HR 2.56, 95% CI 1.55–4.23), and sodium levels (HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.90–0.99) were significant risk factors for mortality. In the HE group, ascites (HR 5.07, 95% CI 1.39–18.49) and BMI (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.75–0.98) were risk factors for mortality, and HE recurrence was the first cause of hospital readmission. Conclusion: In patients hospitalized for decompensated cirrhosis, HE is an independent risk factor for mortality and the most common cause of hospital readmission compared with other decompensation events. Patients hospitalized for HE should be evaluated as candidates for LT.
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Hepatic encephalopathy increases the risk for mortality and hospital readmission in decompensated cirrhotic patients: a prospective multicenter study / Riggio, O.; Celsa, C.; Calvaruso, V.; Merli, M.; Caraceni, P.; Montagnese, S.; Mora, V.; Milana, M.; Saracco, G. M.; Raimondo, G.; Benedetti, A.; Burra, P.; Sacco, R.; Persico, M.; Schepis, F.; Villa, E.; Colecchia, A.; Fagiuoli, S.; Pirisi, M.; Barone, M.; Azzaroli, F.; Soardo, G.; Russello, M.; Morisco, F.; Labanca, S.; Fracanzani, A. L.; Pietrangelo, A.; Di Maria, G.; Nardelli, S.; Ridola, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Camma, C.. - In: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. - ISSN 2296-858X. - 10:(2023), pp. 1184860-1184872. [10.3389/fmed.2023.1184860]
Riggio, O.; Celsa, C.; Calvaruso, V.; Merli, M.; Caraceni, P.; Montagnese, S.; Mora, V.; Milana, M.; Saracco, G. M.; Raimondo, G.; Benedetti, A.; Burr...espandi
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