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CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS TREATED AT THAI NGUYEN CENTRAL HOSPITAL
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS TREATED AT THAI NGUYEN CENTRAL HOSPITAL

T N. T., T H. B. T., H T. D., A N. D. T., Dec-2024, In: Vietnam Medical Journal, 545, 3, p. 305-308

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Abstract:

Background: Cirrhosis is a common disease worldwide1, cirrhosis is among the top 20 causes of lost years of life. There are many complications of cirrhosis, one of which is metabolic disorders. Objective: Analyze the relationship between electrolyte disorders and some clinical and paraclinical characteristics in research subjects. Methods: The study was conducted on 119 cirrhosis patients (112 men, 7 women; average age 55.37 ± 9.4). 4 patients belonged to Child A, while Child B had 61 patients and Child C had 54 patients. As a result, hyponatremia was found in 86 patients. Hypokalemia had 31 patients, hyperkalemia had 12 patients. Hypocalcemia had 71 patients. Keywords: Cirrhosis – electrolyte disorder.

Keyword(s): Cirrhosis – electrolyte disorder.

Pages (from-to) 305-308
Journal Vietnam Medical Journal
Volume 545
Issue number 3
Publication status Published - Dec-2024
ISBN 1859-1868