A. Introduction and Review of literature
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is broadly defined as an alteration in mental status and cognitive function occurring in presence of liver failure. The clinical picture of HE arises as a complication of chronic and, more rarely, acute liver disease. HE occurs in
Data collection
1. Baseline characteristics
- demographic data; age, gender, BW, height
- cirrhosis; cause, duration, Child-Pugh score,complications of cirrhosis such as EV, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, SBP etc.
- comorbidity such as DM, CVA
2. After randomization
- assessment of mental status