NCT03184636

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals

ACLF in Zagazig University Hospitals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zagazig University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Rationale: To identify the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic liver failure in Zagazig University Hospitals. The question of the research: How much the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals? The aim of the work: The aim of the study is to identify the presence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in Zagazig University Hospitals. Subjects and Methods: I . Technical Design: * Site of the study: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit- Zagazig University Hospitals * Sample size: ''all patients admitted to Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit with the criteria of ACLF according to EASL-AASLD from June 2017 to December 2017 were included in this study''. II . OPERATIONAL DESIGN: * Type of the study: a prospective study. * Full medical history - taking. * Full clinical examination. * Laboratory investigations including Routine laboratory investigation " CBC, Liver functions test, kidney functions test and prothrombin time " III. Administrative Design: * Approvals obtained for performing the study from the official or governmental department. * An ethical committee from the faculty of medicine and patients included in the study. Results: Collected data will be presented in tables and suitable graphs and analyzed according to standard statistical methods

Conditions

• Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-08-11
• Completion: 2018-08-11
• First posted: 2017-06-12
• Last updated: 2018-08-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt