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Outcomes of lactulose plus branched-chain amino acid infusion and lactulose alone for hepatic encephalopathy: A retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database.

Akira OkadaHayato YamanaSatoko YamaguchiKayo Ikeda KurakawaHiroki MatsuiKiyohide FushimiMasaomi NangakuTakashi KadowakiHideo Yasunaga
Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)
Branched-chain amino acid infusion together with lactulose may improve the prognosis of hepatic encephalopathy.
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