EASL Studio Podcast: Is there a role for measuring blood ammonia in patients with cirrhosis?

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In this episode, the faculty review the evidence base for ammonia measurement in patients with cirrhosis, exploring whether hyperammonaemia is indicative of a poor prognosis and if erroneous measurements correlate with the efficacy of ammonia-lowering therapies. The debate also extends to the use of ammonia as a potential endpoint in randomised controlled trials for hepatic encephalopathy drugs. Faculty Debbie Shawcross (Moderator)Rajiv Jalan (Faculty)Sara Montagnese (Faculty)Elliot Tapper (F...