Why the study?
Are autonomic dysfunction and delayed orocecal transit time associated with disease severity and poor outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis?
Population
32 patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis divided into Child A and B
Comparison
Measurement of heart rate variability and… vs Controls and comparison between Child A and…
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Cohort
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May identify higher encephalopathy risk in Child B cirrhosis; leaves open whether autonomic or transit-targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Are autonomic dysfunction and delayed orocecal transit time associated with disease severity and poor outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic cirrhosis?
Autonomic dysfunction and delayed intestinal transit correlate with disease severity in nonalcoholic cirrhosis and may predispose patients to encephalopathy and poor prognosis.
Nagasako et al. (2009) studied this question.
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