Response to “Hepatic encephalopathy and survival after transjugular intra-hepatic portosystemic shunt: do spontaneous portosystemic shunts matter?”

Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) may negatively impact the quality of life of patients and their caregivers, and our study our study aimed to investigate whether episodic overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) following a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure adversely affects survival rates. Our findings suggest that episodic post-derivative OHE does not affect patient survival. On the contrary, we found that the development of persistent OHE leads to worse survival rates, particularly in patients with more advanced liver disease1.

Source: Journal of Hepatology - February 14, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: S. Nardelli, O. Riggio, F. Marra, S. Gioia, D. Saltini, D. Bellafante, V. Adotti, T. Guasconi, L. Ridola, M. Rosi, C. Caporali, F. Fanelli, D. Roccarina, M. Bianchini, F. Indulti, A. Spagnoli, M. Merli, F. Schepis, F. Vizzutti Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research