Simple scoring model for predicting overt hepatic encephalopathy in geriatric cirrhosis: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Identifying the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) in geriatric patients with cirrhosis remains challenging. This study aimed to investigate the independent factors for OHE development in geriatric cirrhosis and to establish a simple scoring model to identify individuals at risk for OHE. We conducted a retrospective review of geriatric patients with cirrhosis aged ≥ 80 years who were admitted between April 2006 and November 2022. Baseline parameters were assessed at the time of admission, and factors associated with OHE development were examined using Fine-Gray proportional hazards regression analysis, with mortality as a competing risk. Based on the factors associated with OHE development, a simple hepatic encephalopathy (sHE) score was calculated, and its efficacy was subsequentl

SUBMITTER: Utakata Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423195 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature