Open AccessHyponatermia and Hypoalbuminemia as a Poor Prognostic Marker in Chronic Liver Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Devkant Sharma,
Prem Kumar Arora
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v6i3.2457
Subject(s) - hypoalbuminemia , medicine , chronic liver disease , albumin , serum albumin , disease , gastroenterology , liver disease , cirrhosis
Background: To study the hyponatermia and hypoalbuminemia as a poor prognostic marker in chronic liver disease patients
Methods: Patients with chronic liver disease were recruited from medical wards after obtaining ethical clearance and written informed consent from the patient.
Result: Serum albumin were lower among patients who died than survivors. Serum sodium were lower among patients who died than survivors. Serum potassium were higher among patients who died than survivors.
Conclusion: We concluded that hyponatermia and hypoalbuminemia was a poor prognostic marker in chronic liver disease patients
Keywords: K, Na, Albumin.