Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2018; 10(12): 944-955
Published online Dec 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i12.944
Table 1 Baseline demographic details
Variablesn (%) or
mean ± SD
Age (yr)54.56 ± 11.74
GenderMale258 (64.6)
Female136 (34.4)
Etiology (viral)Hepatitis C260 (65.1)
Hepatitis B31 (7.7)
Hepatitis B + Hepatitis D12 (3)
Hepatitis B + Hepatitis C6 (1.5)
Non-B, Non-C61 (15.2)
(Unknown etiology)
Alcohol20 (5)
Autoimmune hepatitis8 (2)
Hemochromatosis1 (0.25)
Duration of chronic liver disease (yr)4.25 ± 3.71
NCDsDiabetes148 (37)
Hypertension96 (24)
Chronic kidney disease30 (7.5)
Ischemic heart disease23 (5.7)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease13 (3.2)
Infections on admissionSepsis70 (17.5)
Lower respiratory tract infection24 (6)
Urinary tract infection30 (7.5)
Non-ST Elevation myocardial infarction7 (1.75)
Stroke3 (0.75)
Decompensation on admissionAscites300 (75.1)
Presence of esophageal/gastric varices235 (58.8)
Portosystemic encephalopathy170 (42.6)
Acute kidney injury165 (41.3)
Upper GI bleed118 (29.5)
Hepatocellular carcinoma98 (24.5)
Hepatorenal syndrome86 (21.5)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis76 (19)
Hepato-hydrothorax12 (3)
InvestigationsHemoglobin (g/dL)9.81 ± 2.17
Total leukocyte count (× 109/L)9.87 ± 6.17
Platelets (× 109/L)121.29 ± 108.12
Prothrombin time (s)17.37 ± 7.87
International normalizing ratio1.63 ± 0.65
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.65 ± 1.37
Sodium (mmol/L)132.3 ± 7.62
Potassium (mmol/L)4.17 ± 0.88
pH7.37 ± 0.12
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)20.13 ± 4.79
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)5.47 ± 7.57
Alanine transaminase (IU/L)78.7 ± 128.21
Gama glutamyl transferase (IU/L)119.26 ± 159.87
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)178.35 ± 133.8
Albumin (g/dL)2.59 ± 0.58
Child classA39 (9.8)
B142 (35.6)
C218 (54.6)
Prognostic scoresMELD score18.0 ± 8.55
MELD-Na21.73 ± 8.31
Charlson index4.21 ± 1.63
Charlson age adjusted score5.33 ± 2.20
OutcomesMortality52 (13)
Prolong stay72 (18)
Readmission28 (7)
Table 2 Multivariate analysis of factors predicting 6 wk mortality in chronic liver disease patients
OR (95%CI)P value
NSTEMINo1
Yes16.03 (2.01-127.46)0.009
SepsisNo1
Yes6.50 (3.01-14.06)< 0.001
AKINo1
Yes2.69 (1.17-6.20)0.02
INR1.75 (1.14-2.69)< 0.001
Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors predicting morbidity
OR (95%CI)P value
CKDNo1
Yes3.18 (1.30-7.82)0.01
MELD-Na1.05 (1.01-1.08)0.005
Albumin0.55 (0.32-0.92)0.02
Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors predicting both mortality and morbidity
OR (95%CI)P value
CKDNo1
Yes3.12 (1.21-8.06)0.01
TLC1.08 (1.03-1.12)< 0.001
Child Class3.57 (2.20-5.79)< 0.001
Table 5 The relationship between predictor of mortality and non-communicable diseases, n (%)
NCDs
P value
Yes
No
210 (52.6)189 (47.3)
NSTEMI7 (3.3)00.01
Sepsis31 (14.8)39 (20.6)0.14
AKI92 (44.7)76 (40.2)0.41