Prevalencia de encefalopatía hepática en pacientes diagnosticados con cirrosis hepática ingresados en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo desde enero del 2017 a enero del 2020.

Abstract

Description of the problem: Hepatic encephalopathy is a clinical expression of a spectrum of potentially reversible abnormalities that are due to the accumulation of neurotoxic substances in the brain tissue, which is proportional to the synthetic and reserve function of the liver. This syndrome is present in 30-60% of patients with liver cirrhosis. Objective: To identify the prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy in patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis admitted to the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital from January 2017 to January 2020. Methods and materials: Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive epidemiological study. The data was obtained from selected digital medical records in the A400 system with a total population of 222 patients. Results: In the present study, the prevalence of cirrhotic patients who developed hepatic encephalopathy was found to be 45,9% (n=102) while the remaining 54,1% (n=120) did not develop this complication. Conclusion: Hepatic encephalopathy, as a complication of liver cirrhosis, ocurred in roughly half (45,9%) of the patients admitted to Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in the time period between January 2020 to January 2020.