Primary Prophylaxis to Prevent the Development of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding.

María de Fátima Higuera de la TijeraAlfredo I Servín-CaamañoFrancisco Salas-GordilloJosé L Pérez-HernándezJuan M Abdo-FrancisJaime Camacho-AguileraSai N AllaFiacro Jiménez-Ponce

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2018)

Antiammonium drugs, particularly L-ornithine L-aspartate and rifaximin, proved to be effective in preventing the development of hepatic encephalopathy in those cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding.

Keyphrases

early onset
atrial fibrillation
irritable bowel syndrome