The Role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)

according to MELD groups (<10,10-20,>20, respectively).Death rate in the high risk group was 50% for the MBT survival model compared with 41% for MELD.Conclusions: The 13C-MBT provides a rapid (15 min), non-invasive assessment of liver impairment in patients with chronic liver disease.13C-MBT accurately predicts survival for a period of up to 2 years and may serve as a powerful tool for determining prognosis in this patient population.