AN ASSESSMENT OF HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS WITH RESPECT TO AGE, POSITIVE VIRAL MARKERS & DIFFERENT PRESENTATION MODES AMONG CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS

Objective: We aimed to determine various presentation modes of hepatic cirrhosis among patients visiting Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. Materials and Methods: Our research profoundly established the liver cirrhosis diagnosis among all the patients visiting the hospital in the timeframe of February to August 2017 at various medical departments of the hospital. Results: We included a total of fifty patients who fulfilled the research enrollment criteria. Among these fifty patients, males were dominant in population over females as we included 29 male patients and 21 female patients. Majority of the population was in the age bracket of (40 - 70) years. The mean age of the patients was 51.18 years. Various clinical presentation modes included 17 cases of ascites (34%), 11 cases of gastrointestinal bleeding (22%), 9 cases of jaundice (18%), 6 cases of hepatic encephalopathy (12%), 4 cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (8%), 2 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (4%) and only one case of renal failure (2%). Conclusion: Among various presentation modes of hepatic cirrhosis, the most repeated onset was of "Ascites". The other presentation modes included bleeding of oesophagal varices, hepatic encephalopathy and jaundice.