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Volume 6 Issue 8 (August, 2018)

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Evaluation of renal profile in liver cirrhosis patients
Akhilesh Singh

Background: The present study was undertaken for assessing renal profile in liver cirrhosis patients. Materials & methods: A total of 100 patients with cirrhosis of liver were enrolled. Complete demographic details were obtained. Patients were graded according to Child Pugh Grade with Grade A indicating minimal severity while grade C indicating maximum severity. Renal profile was assessed. Results: Mean blood urea levels and serum creatinine levels were found to be 40.1 mg/dL and 1.9 mg/dL respectively. While assessing statistically, a significant positive correlation was observed between deranged renal profile and severity of liver cirrhosis. Conclusion: From the above results, the authors concluded that there is significant alteration in the Renal profile with increasing severity of cirrhosis of liver.

 
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