An excerpt of 2022 European Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy / 中华消化杂志

ABSTRACT

In 2022, the European Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guideline on the management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) present evidence-based answers to a set of relevant questions, which formulated in participant, intervention, comparison and outcome (PICO) format on the definition, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of HE. The document does not cover the pathophysiology of HE and does not cover all available treatment options. We present the readers with translations and summarizations of the above mentioned recommendations. The methods through which it was developed and any information relevant to its interpretation are also provided.