EVALUATED ON CLINICAL FEATURE, SUB-CLINICAL OF ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

Nguyễn Công Long1,, Hoàng Thị Quỳnh Hương2
1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Bach Mai Hospital
2 Cao Bang General Hospital

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Objectives: The aim of this study was the evaluation of clinical features and subclinical of acute liver failure. Method: A total of 60 patients were enrolled with acute liver failure from 01/2020 to7/2021 in Bachmai hospital. Results: patients aged 21 to 60 accounted for 68.3%. Common clinical symptoms are fatigue, anorexia accounted for 100%, jaundice accounted for 86.7%; on subclinical, 100% of patients had very high elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and decreased albumin; In addition, the majority of patients had electrolyte disturbances such as hyponatremia (78.3%) and hypokalemia (35%). The mortality rate is still high (75%) with hemorrhagic complications (80%), metabolic disorders (78%). Conclusion: The most common symptoms is jaundice and elevated aminotransferase.

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