A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

Ditisheim, Saskia Isabel; Giostra, Emiliano; Burkhard, Pierre; Goossens, Nicolas; Mentha, Gilles; Hadengue, Antoine; Spahr, Laurent François Joséph

doi:10.1186/1471-230X-11-134

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English

A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

ContributorsDitisheim, Saskia Isabel; Giostra, Emiliano; Burkhard, Pierre

; Goossens, Nicolas; Mentha, Gilles; Hadengue, Antoine; Spahr, Laurent François Joséph

Published inBMC gastroenterology, vol. 11, 134

Publication date2011

Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhosis. A single determination of ammonia in venous blood correlates poorly with neurological symptoms. Thus, a better biological marker is needed.

Keywords

Administration, Oral
Adult
Aged
Ammonia/blood
Biological Markers/blood
Capillaries
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glutamine/administration & dosage
Hematologic Tests/methods
Hepatic Encephalopathy/blood/diagnosis/etiology/psychology
Humans
Incidence
Liver Cirrhosis/complications
Male
Middle Aged
Point-of-Care Systems
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Psychometrics

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DITISHEIM, Saskia Isabel et al. A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. In: BMC gastroenterology, 2011, vol. 11, p. 134. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-134

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PID : unige:24756
DOI : 10.1186/1471-230X-11-134
PMID : 22151412

Journal ISSN1471-230X

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A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and severe complication of cirrhosis. A single determination of ammonia in venous blood correlates poorly with neurological symptoms. Thus, a better biological marker is needed.

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