First10EM - By Punithan Thiagalingam - October 18, 2021
In the Rapid Review series, we (somewhat) briefly review the key points of a clinical review paper (or three). The topic this time: hepatic encephalopathy.
The papers:
- Montrief, T., Koyfman, A., & Long, B. (2019). Acute liver failure: A review for emergency physicians. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 37(2), 329–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2018.10.032
- Long, B., & Koyfman, A. (2018). The Emergency Medicine Evaluation and management of the patient with cirrhosis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 36(4), 689–698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2017.12.047
- Acharya, C., & Bajaj, J. S. (2018). Current management of Hepatic encephalopathy. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113(11), 1600–1612. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41395-018-0179-4