TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Study Cohort
| Patients (n = 80) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 57 (52‐65) |
| Male gender (%) | 62 |
| Etiology of cirrhosis (%) | |
| Alcohol | 55 |
| Alcohol + HCV | 10 |
| NASH | 14 |
| HCV | 8 |
| Other | 13 |
| Child‐Pugh score* | 10 (7‐13) |
| MELD score | 22 (17‐27) |
| Ascites (%) | 84 |
| Reason for admission (%) | |
| Abdominal pain/suspected infection | 22 |
| Ascites | 26 |
| AMS or HE | 25 |
| AKI | 6 |
| Trauma | 8 |
| Other | 13 |
| Bacterial infection † (%) | 35 |
| AKI ‡ (%) | 50 |
| VTE prophylaxis (%) | 46 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma (%) | 11 |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 2.8 (1.6‐5.4) |
| INR | 1.6 (1.3‐1.8) |
| Albumin, g/dL | 3 (2.6‐3.4) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 8.4 (7.5‐10) |
| Platelet count, 109/L | 77 (48‐100) |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.3 (0.8‐1.8) |
| Sodium, mmol/L | 135 (130‐140) |
| Potassium, mmol/L | 4 (3.7‐4.4) |
| AST, U/L | 45 (31‐63) |
| ALT, U/L | 26 (18‐41) |
Median values are reported with 25th and 75th percentile values in parenthesis.
*
Median (range).
†
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis was the most common type of infection.
‡
Etiology of AKI was as follows: prerenal (60%), hepatorenal syndrome (20%), and acute tubular necrosis (20%).
Abbreviations: AMS, altered mental status; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.