Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals (ACLF)

Zagazig University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

acute on chronic liver failure

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rationale:

To identify the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic liver failure in Zagazig University Hospitals.

The question of the research:

How much the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals?

The aim of the work:

The aim of the study is to identify the presence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals

Objectives:

To estimate the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals.

Subjects and Methods:

I . Technical Design:

Site of the study: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit- Zagazig University Hospitals
Sample size: ''all patients admitted to Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit with the criteria of ACLF according to EASL-AASLD from June 2017 to December 2017 were included in this study''.

II . OPERATIONAL DESIGN:

Type of the study: a prospective study.
Full medical history - taking.
Full clinical examination.
Laboratory investigations including Routine laboratory investigation " CBC, Liver functions test, kidney functions test and prothrombin time "

III. Administrative Design:

Approvals obtained for performing the study from the official or governmental department.
An ethical committee from the faculty of medicine and patients included in the study.

Results:

Collected data will be presented in tables and suitable graphs and analyzed according to standard statistical methods

Enrollment

300 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria