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Text: Patients who had developed HE had a significantly higher baseline Child-Turcotte-Pugh score (10. 15 1. 82 vs. 6. 35 1. 60, p < 0. 05), alanine aminotransferase (111. 25 91. 62 vs. 48. 32 47. 45, p < 0. 05), aspartate aminotransferase (171. 42 142. 68 vs. 46. 33 42. 68, p < 0. 05), total bilirubin (73. 44 47. 20 vs. 29. 75 22. 08, p < 0. 05), serum albumin (24. 65 5. 04 vs. 33. 43 6. 49, p < 0. 05), plasma prothrombin time (22. 18 4. 60 vs. 17. 12 4. 62, p < 0. 05), and lower hemoglobin level (72. 31 15. 15 vs. 87. 45 19. 79, p < 0. 05) as compared to patients who did not develop HE.