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Background
Hepatic encephalopathy is a confusional state associated with cirrhosis. Serum ammonia levels are neither sensitive nor specific for the diagnosis.
Aims
We audited the ordering location and hospital unit whilst assessing the impact on management at a major Australian tertiary centre.
Methods
We conducted a single‐centre retrospective chart review of the ordering of serum ammonia levels...
Background
Patients with advanced cirrhosis experience an unpredictable disease trajectory but are infrequently referred to palliative care (PC) services and rarely undertake advance care planning (ACP).
Aim
We assessed whether a novel model of care increased provision of meaningful PC in advanced cirrhosis compared with standard of care (SOC).
Methods
Thirty consecutive hepatology clinic outpatients...