Handgrip strength stratifies the risk of covert and overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.

Takao Miwa Tatsunori HanaiKayoko NishimuraToshihide MaedaYui OgisoKenji ImaiAtsushi SuetsuguKoji TakaiMakoto ShirakiMasahito Shimizu

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2021)

Patients with reduced HGS had a higher prevalence of CHE and a higher risk for OHE occurrence than those with normal HGS. The measurement of HGS could be a simple bedside modality to stratify the patients' risk for CHE and OHE.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
early onset