How to treat hepatic encephalopathy

summary

Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious disease, mainly caused by some serious liver diseases, such as severe toxic hepatitis, drug-induced liver disease, acute fatty liver during pregnancy and so on are common primary diseases. In addition, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, high protein diet, large amount of excretion of potassium diuresis and so on can also cause hepatic encephalopathy. For patients, the harm is great, mainly for personality, behavior, intellectual change and consciousness disorders and other symptoms, so what are the treatment methods of hepatic encephalopathy

How to treat hepatic encephalopathy

First, there are many ways to treat hepatic encephalopathy. General treatment is very important, including adjusting diet structure, correcting electrolyte and acid-base balance disorder, etc., supplementing appropriate amount of protein, taking appropriate amount of dairy products, and paying attention to sedative drugs.

Second: it is also very important to pay attention to hemostasis and remove intestinal hematocele. For patients with esophageal variceal bleeding, it is necessary to stop bleeding in time and input blood products. In addition, oral or nasal feeding of lactulose, lactitol solution and other ways can achieve the purpose of clearing intestinal hematocele.

Third: in addition, drug treatment is also a very important aspect, the main means is to reduce the absorption of ammonia and strengthen the discharge of ammonia. For example, oral administration of β - galactose, oral antibiotics, oral administration of some non urease producing beneficial bacteria and so on will play a corresponding effect on different symptoms.

matters needing attention

For the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy will play a very good effect, such as hepatocyte liver transplantation, reduce portosystemic shunt, correct water, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, etc., we should pay attention to the selection under the guidance of doctors.