Study of complications and outcome of viral hepatitis at a tertiary care centre in rural Maharashtra: An observational study
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Viral Hepatitis is a disorder in which virus causes inflammation in liver cells leading to cell injury or destruction. It varies in severity from being a self limiting condition to a life threatening disease. Present study describes complications and outcome of viral hepatitis from a rural tertiary care centre in Maharashtra. Methods: It is a descriptive observational study. Study duration was from February 2000 to October 2001. 100 diagnosed cases of viral hepatitis were included in the study. The details regarding complications like encephalopathy, Haematemesis, infection and renal failure were described along with their outcome. Results: From the total of 100 cases, 67 were males and 33 were females with a male: female ratio of 1.7:1. In the present study, complications like encephalopathy, Haematemesis, infection and renal failure were observed in 36 patients whereas remaining 64 patients had no complications. Of the 36 patients having complications, 17 (47.2%) expired whereas 19 (52.8%) survived. Encephalopathy was observed in 13 patients, of which 2 patients (15.4%) expired and 11 patients (84.6%) survived. There were 4 patients who had encephalopathy along with infection and among them mortality was 25%. Haematemesis was observed in association with encephalopathy in 9 patients of which 7 patients (77.7%) expired. Patients with encephalopathy, Haematemesis and infection were 3 in number of which 2 patients (66.6%) expired. Renal failure was observed along with encephalopathy, Haematemesis and infection in 5 patients and the mortality in such patients was 100%. Duration of hospitalization was less than 7 days in 60 patients, 7 to 15 days in 33 patients and 15 to 21 days in 7 patients.
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Minhaj Pathan, Abdul Jabbar
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