Open AccessSERUM ELECTROLYTE ESTIMATATION AS AN EARLY PREDICATOR FOR GRADING SEVERITY OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
Author(s) -
Sudheer Kumar Vuyyuru,
Anuradha Singh,
Patricia Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/6701305
Subject(s) - hepatic encephalopathy , medicine , inclusion and exclusion criteria , encephalopathy , grading (engineering) , sodium , pediatrics , general hospital , gastroenterology , serum electrolytes , cirrhosis , pathology , chemistry , alternative medicine , civil engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
*AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:-1) Alteration in the level of Serum Sodium,Potassium and Chloride in hepatic encephalopathy.2) Correlation of these levels with severity of hepatic encephalopathy due to various causes.3) The role of Serum Sodium,Potassium and Chloride as a predictor for grading of severity of hepatic encephalopathy.*STUDY-DESIGN:- Prospective observation study(a) Inclusion criteria:-All children with clinical and biochemical evidence of liver dysfunction having neuropsychiatric changes wereincluded.(b) Exclusion criteria:-Cases with meningioencephalitis and other cases of encephalopathy will be excluded.* SETTING:-Upgraded department of Paediatrics,PMCH,Patna.*STUDY GROUP:- All children with hepatic encephalopathy, they were admitted in paediatrics ward of Patna MedicalCollege and Hospital,Patna,during the period of Jan 2018 to Dec-2019.*PLAN FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:-Statistical analysis was done by using Descriptive Statistics,Standard Deviation,Standard Error of Mean and using SPSSSoftware .