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. 2015 Aug;64(8):1341-2.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308521. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

Randomised controlled trial of lactulose versus rifaximin for prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with acute variceal bleed

Sudhir Maharshi¹, Barjesh Chander Sharma¹, Siddharth Srivastava¹, Amit Jindal¹

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PMID: 25320105
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308521

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Randomised controlled trial of lactulose versus rifaximin for prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with acute variceal bleed

Sudhir Maharshi et al. Gut. 2015 Aug.

. 2015 Aug;64(8):1341-2.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308521. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

Authors

Sudhir Maharshi¹, Barjesh Chander Sharma¹, Siddharth Srivastava¹, Amit Jindal¹

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¹ Department of Gastroenterology, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 25320105
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308521

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Keywords: BLEEDING; CIRRHOSIS; ENCEPHALOPATHY; OESOPHAGEAL VARICES; PORTAL HYPERTENSION.

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