Bristol Stool Scale as a Determinant of Hepatic Encephalopathy Management in Patients With Cirrhosis.
Bristol Stool Scale as a Determinant of Hepatic Encephalopathy Management in Patients With Cirrhosis.
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10.14309/ajg.0000000000001550
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2022-02-01
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通讯作者:
Bajaj JS
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Duong NK;Shrestha S;Park D;Shahab O;Fagan A;Malpaya Z;Gallagher ML;Morris A;Davis BC;Bajaj JS
Bowel movement frequency (BM) is used to titrate lactulose for hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, stool consistency using the Bristol stool scale (BSS, 0–7) is often ignored. BSS was incorporated into decision-making after training in outpatients with cirrhosis. 2–3BMs/day and BSS 3–4 were considered normal while the rest were considered high or low; concordance between the metrics was evaluated. Medication changes and 6-month admissions were compared between this group (post-BSS) to a comparable previous group (pre-BSS). Concordance and regression analyses for all and HE-related admissions were performed, and comparisons were made for HE-related medication stability. An outpatient group seen twice was analyzed for BSS and BMs. Post-BSS, 112 patients were included with only 46% BSS and BMs concordance and modest BSS/BMs correlation (r=0.27,p=0.005). Compared to a pre-BSS cohort (N=114) there was a lower 6-month total (4% vs.36%,p<0.001) or HE-related admission(1% vs.12%,p=0.002). Regression showed MELD (OR:1.10,p=0.003) and pre/post-BSS (OR:0.04,p<0.001) for all admissions and HE (OR:3.59,p=0.04) and Pre/post (OR:0.16,p=0.02) for HE-related admissions as significant. HE-medication regimens were more stable post-BSS vs pre-BSS (32% vs 20%,p=0.04), which was due to patients with BSS>BMs (p=0.02). 33 patients without medication changes or underlying clinical status changes were tested 36±24 days apart. No change in BSS(p=0.73) or BMs (p=0.19) were found. BSS is complementary and additive to bowel movement frequency, can modulate the risk of readmissions and stabilize HE-related therapy changes in outpatients with cirrhosis, and could help personalize HE management.
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作者:
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DOI:
10.1002/hep.28414
发表时间:
2016-07
期刊:
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
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作者:
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North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease