Lactulose is used for the treatment of HE. There is no study on the prevention of overt HE using lactulose in patients who never had HE earlier. Methods: Consecutive cirrhotic patients who never ...

in the bloodstream that are normally removed by the liver. Treatment usually consists of purgative ammonia-lowering therapy, such as the disaccharide lactulose, and/or nonabsorbable antibiotics.

However, there is paucity of data on the role of lactulose for prevention of HE after AVB. We evaluated the role of lactulose for prophylaxis of HE after AVB. Methods: Consecutive patients of ...

In advanced liver disease, damaged hepatocytes and portosystemic ... 9 No treatment-related severe AEs were noted in either the PEG group or the lactulose group, and both therapies were considered ...