Zara Mehmood, Ch. Adnan Ahmed Ather, Zahid Hussain Shah, Qamar Sajad, Nazia Farooq, Saadia Ch

Frequency of Thrombocytopenia and its Severity among patients of Chronic Liver Disease presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital

Zara Mehmood, Ch. Adnan Ahmed Ather, Zahid Hussain Shah, Qamar Sajad, Nazia Farooq, Saadia Ch



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ABSTRACT

Background: Chronic liver disease is associated with various complications including thrombocytopenia.

Aim: To determine the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its severity among patients of chronic liver disease presented to a tertiary care hospital.

Study design: It was Cross-Sectional Study.

Study duration & setting: 7th December 2019 to 6th June 2020, Medical unit 2, Jinnah Hospital Lahore.

Methodology: After approval from hospital ethical committee 190 patients aged 15 to 70 years having chronic liver disease were enrolled. Written informed consent was taken frequency of thrombocytopenia was determined in all patients. Results were analyzed using SPSS 24.

Results: In our study total 190 patients were enrolled with mean age of 43.29±14.7 years. There were 36.3% patients in younger age group and 63.7% in elder age group. There were 46.8% male and 53.2% female patients. Thrombocytopenia was present 36.3% patients. Mild thrombocytopenia was present in 26.1%, moderate thrombocytopenia was present in 49.3% patients and severe thrombocytopenia was present in 24.6%.

Conclusion: Thrombocytopenia is very common Chronic Liver Disease patients and all patients should be screened for thrombocytopenia at time of admission

Keywords: Chronic liver disease, Thrombocytopenia, Male gender.



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