Open AccessFrequency of risk factors for Hepatic Encephalopathy in patients of Chronic Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Fatima Mahboob
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v9i1.1313
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , chronic liver disease , observational study , disease , risk factor , retrospective cohort study , encephalopathy , gastroenterology , liver disease , constipation , cirrhosis
To study the frequency of risk factors for hepatic encephalopathy in patients of chronic liver disease. This is a retrospective, non interventional hospital based observational case study between April 2002 to April 2003 carried out in North Medical Ward, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Two hundred consecutive patients of chronic liver disease presenting with hepatic encephalopathy were studied. The frequency of risk factors was 47%, due to infections, 30% due to GIT bleeding, 19% due to constipation, 4% due to miscellaneous factors. Early recognition of the precipitating factors improves the prognosis and final outcome.