The Prevalence, Predictors, and In-Hospital Mortality of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Admitted at St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia, Ghana.
Amoako DuahAdwoa Afrakoma Agyei-NkansahFoster Osei-PokuFrancisca DuahDaniel Ampofo-BoobiBright PeprahPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2020)
HE was common among patients with liver cirrhosis admitted at SDH with high in-patient mortality. The commonest precipitating factor for HE was infection(s). Severe ascites, low platelet count, high creatinine, BUN, and CPS were independent predictors of HE.