First Latin American consensus on the treatment and prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy
This consensus provides updated, evidence-based guidelines emphasizing early diagnosis and effective management. It aims to optimize clinical outcomes, standardize treatment approaches, and enhance patient quality of life. Additionally, these recommendations seek to reduce morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmissions, addressing key challenges in the Latin American healthcare landscape.
Authors
- J.A. Velarde-Ruiz Velasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-7048)
- Graciela Castro‐Narro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-5396)
- Manuel Mendizábal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-9908)
- Mário Guimarães Pessôa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-7348)
- Fátima Higuera-de la Tijera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-0478)
- Cláudia P. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2848-417X)
- Geovanny Hernández Cely
- Jorge Garavito-Rentería (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-596X)
- Josué Barahona-Garrido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-9981)
- Enrique Carrera-Estupiñán
- Mario Reis Alvares-da-Silva
- Gabriel Alejandro Mezzano-Puentes
- Yanette Suárez-Quintero
- Héctor Adolfo Henríquez-Meléndez
- Javier Mora-Lazo
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
- University of Guayaquil (EC)
- Hospital General de México (MX)
- Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer (SV)
- Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Hospital del Salvador (CL)
- Hospital Universitario Austral (AR)
- Centro Universitario Ciudad Vieja (GT)
- Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (MX)
- Hospital de Especialidades (MX)
- Institute of Cardiology (CO)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (CO)
- University of El Salvador (SV)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aohep.2025.102142
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00