SERUM ELECTROLYTE ESTIMATATION AS AN EARLY PREDICATOR FOR GRADING SEVERITY OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

Abstract

*AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:- 1) Alteration in the level of Serum Sodium,Potassium and Chloride in hepatic encephalopathy. 2) Correlation of these levels with severity of hepatic encephalopathy due to various causes. 3) The role of Serum Sodium,Potassium and Chloride as a predictor for grading of severity of hepatic encephalopathy. *STUDY-DESIGN:- Prospective observation study (a) Inclusion criteria:- All children with clinical and biochemical evidence of liver dysfunction having neuropsychiatric changes were included. (b) Exclusion criteria:- Cases with meningioencephalitis and other cases of encephalopathy will be excluded. * SETTING:- Upgraded department of Paediatrics,PMCH,Patna. *STUDY GROUP:- All children with hepatic encephalopathy, they were admitted in paediatrics ward of Patna Medical College and Hospital,Patna,during the period of Jan 2018 to Dec-2019. *PLAN FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:- Statistical analysis was done by using Descriptive Statistics,Standard Deviation,Standard Error of Mean and using SPSS Software .