Dolghii Xenia
Dr. Melania Macarie
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS
Faculty of Medicine, UMPh Tîrgu MureșDepartment of Gastroenterology I, Faculty of Medicine, UMPh Tîrgu Mureș
• Cirrhosis is a liver disease defined by extensive fibrosis with regenerative nodule formation and distorsion of liver structure.
• It is an ireversible condition that also has serious complications including ascites, variceal hemorrhage,hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatorenal syndrome.
• Alcohol abuse and viral infection are the worldwide most common causes of cirrhosis.
Introduction
• The aim of this study is to establish the main epidemiological and clinical aspects of this disease in our geographical area.
Aim
• A retrospective study was performed which included patients with liver cirrhosis admitted in Gastroenterology department of Tîrgu Mureș Emergency County Hospital between 01.01.2013-31.12.2013.
• The readmissions were excluded.• According to age the patients were stratified into 2
groups: under the age of 50 years old and the ones aged over 50 years old.
• Data were collected with Microsoft Excel program and analyzed with GraphPad InStat program. Categorical data analysis was conducted with Fisher Exact Test.
Material and Method<50
YEARS OLD
>50 YEARS OLD
• During the studied period 302 cirrhotic patients were admitted in the Gastroenterology division of Tîrgu Mureș Emergency County Hospital.
• There were included in the research 239 patients with a median age of 58.13 years old.
Results
Total239
patients
<50 years old
49 patients
>50 years old190
patients
Mean Age 58,13 42,20 62,27
Urban 111 21 90
Rural 128 28 100
Gender( M/F)
149/90 35/14 115/75
Demographical Data
Distribution by gender• Male prevalence of cirrhotic patients (M/F ratio of
1.65/1).
62%
38%male
female
(149)
(90)
<50 years old >50 years old0
20
40
60
80
100
120
14
75
35
115
femalemale
p>0,05
Distribution by gender and age
Male prevalence of cirrhotic patients in “<50 years old”. (Ratio of 2.5/1).
Series10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%62.34%
27.19%
9.62%
Toxic etiologyHCVHBV
Distribution by etiology• Prevalence of toxic etiology (n=149 patients), followed
by viral etiology (HCV) (n=65 patients) and HBV (n=23).
<50 years old >50 years old0
20
40
60
80
100
120
38
112
8
56
4
19
Toxic etiolgyHCVHBV
Distribution by etiology and age
<50 years old >50 years old0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%Столбец1
77,55%
58,94%p<0,05
• Predominance of toxic etiology in “<50 years old” sample.
• Prevalence of Variceal bleeding among cirrhotic patients in “<50 years old ”vs “>50 years old” samples.
<50 years old>50 years old
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
13(26,5%) 41(21,5%)
36
149
UGI bleed(+)UGI bleed (-)
p>0,05
Other clinical data(I)
<50 years old>50 years old
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
8(16,3%) 25(13,1%)
41
165
Hepatic En-cephalopathy(+)Hepatic En-cephalopathy(-)
p>0,05
• Prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy among cirrhotic patients in “<50 years old ”vs “>50 years old” samples.
Other clinical data(II)
• Cirrhosis is a common end result of liver damage ( Mostly caused by alcohol and viral hepatitis)
• Cirrhosis is a frequently encountered disease even among the young population.
• Cirrhosis prevalently affects male population.• In its terminal stages, cirrhosis is frequently associated
with other diseases and may have fatal complications.
Conclusions
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