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A capillary blood ammonia bedside test following glutamine load to improve the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis |
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Published in | BMC gastroenterology. 2011, vol. 11, 134 | |
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 | |
Identifiers | PMID: 22151412 | |
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Research groups | Groupe Pierre Burkhard (neurologie) (154) Hépatologie chirurgicale (327) | |
Citation (ISO format) | 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 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:24756 |