Acute liver failure etiology, clinical manifestation and outcomes in adults: Experience of tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Table 5 Ultrasound findings and grading of hepatic encephalopathy

Variables	Outcome, n (%)		P value
	Died (n = 70)	Survived (n = 32)
Ultrasonography findings			0.582
Liver parenchymal changes	12 (17.1)	7 (21.9)
Hepatomegaly	25 (35.7)	7 (21.9)
Hypoechoic liver	12 (17.1)	6 (18.8)
None	21 (30.0)	12 (37.5)
Encephalopathy grades			0.000a
Grade 0	-	-
Grade I	-	-
Grade II	13 (18.6)	18 (56.3)
Grade III	45 (64.3)	14 (43.8)
Pregnancy			0.000a
Pregnant	23 (32.8)	32 (100)
Non-pregnant	47 (67.2)	-
ICU need			45 (64.3)
Yes	45 (64.3)	14 (43.8)
No	45 (64.3)	18 (56.2)

^aP < 0.05.

ICU: Intensive care unit.