What are the predisposing factors for hepatic encephalopathy?

Hepatic encephalopathy induced factors include upper gastrointestinal bleeding, infection, electrolyte disorders, large amounts of ascites, etc.

1, upper gastrointestinal bleeding

portal hypertension or varicose esophagogastric vein rupture leads to acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, is one of the common inducing factors of hepatic encephalopathy.

2, infection such

as spontaneous peritonitis, pneumonia, intestinal infection, etc., can lead to portal hypertension and hypoproteinemia, thus inducing hepatic encephalopathy.

3, electrolyte disorders such

as low potassium, low sodium, low chlorine, etc., can affect liver metabolism and consciousness state, easy to induce hepatic encephalopathy.

4, large amounts of ascites

can lead to effective circulation volume reduction, causing liver and kidney syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy and other complications.