Role of Oral Health, Frailty, and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in the Risk of Hospitalization: A Prospective Multi-Center Cohort of Outpatients With Cirrhosis
Bajaj J, Lai J, Tandon P, O'Leary J, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Vargas H, Kamath P, Biggins S, Limon-Miro A, Shaw J, Mbachi C, Chew M, Golob Deeb J, Thacker L, Reddy K. Role of Oral Health, Frailty, and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in the Risk of Hospitalization: A Prospective Multi-Center Cohort of Outpatients With Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2022, 21: 1864-1872.e2. PMID: 36328307, PMCID: PMC11057906, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthMulti-center cohortCirrhosis detailsComorbid conditionsLiver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseMulti-center cohort studyRisk of hospitalizationPortal hypertensive complicationsMinimal hepatic encephalopathyNew study cohortMulti-variable analysisCirrhosis complicationsNonelective hospitalizationPeriodontitis historyPrior HEFrailty assessmentFrailty scoreHypertensive complicationsCohort studyHepatic encephalopathyStudy cohortRisk factorsCirrhosis