1. LIVER CIRRHOSIS - ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS REGARDING TO ITS AETIOLOGY.
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Grosskopf, Louis, Matei, Andrada, and Dobru, Daniela
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RISK assessment , *CIRRHOSIS of the liver , *ALCOHOLIC liver diseases , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *DISEASE risk factors , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Background: Liver cirrhosis is a result of chronic damage to the liver which will cause scaring and fibrosis, ultimately leading to irreversible damage if it is not resolved or treated in the early stages, where it is still reversible if the harming agent factor is eliminated. Due to the ability of the liver to compensate even when damaged, the diagnosis of the disease is often late, leading to difficulty in treating. Therefore, the treatment consists in preventing cirrhosis and death. The only curable treatment option for patients remains with liver transplant. Material and methods: This study tries to focus on different aetiologies of liver cirrhosis and the associated complications they carry with them and whether there is any exclusivity to an aetiology when it comes to complications.This retrospective study includes 60 patients admitted to the Gastroenterology department of Mures county clinical hospital of Targu Mures, Romania, between the 01.01.2023 and 01.01.2024. The inclusion criteria consist in patients being above 18 years and diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, including all aetiologies presented to the clinic. Results: Most of the patient's diagnosis are caused solely by chronic alcoholic intoxication (44/60), whereas some patients suffer from viral Hepatitis B and C, also combinations of the mentioned aetiologies are present, which present with a significant increase in abnormal blood values.From the included patients, 3 patients died during their stay, where toxic liver cirrhosis caused by alcohol seemed to be the causing factor among other comorbidities. Worth mentioning is that 2/3 of the deceased patients were males and 2/3 below 60 years of age.Most of the patients are male (49/60) and above 60 years of age (35/60). Conclusions: Most of the patient diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in our clinic where due to chronic alcohol consumption, with comorbidities such as chronic cardiac and pulmonary diseases as well as diabetes and obesity. Patients' death was associated with chronic alcohol consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024