STUDY TO KNOW THE PREVALENCE OF HYPONATREMIA IN PATIENTS OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY HAVING CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE

Objective: To determine the incidence of hyponatremia in hepatic encephalopathy in patients with chronic liver disease. Study plan: A Cross-Sectional Study. Place and Duration: In the Medical Unit II of Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi for one year duration from April 2017 to April 2018. Results: The majority of the patients were between the ages of 41 and 50, 83 (33.2%) and 72 (8.8%) were between 51 and 60 years of age. The mean age was 44.56 +/- 3.63 years of age. Male were 172 (68.8%) and 78 (31.2%) were females. The prevalence of hyponatremia in liver encephalopathy in patients was 129 (51.6%) with chronic liver disease while no findings in 121(47.99%) of patients. Conclusion: Hyponatremia prevalence is higher in people with hepatic encephalopathy who have chronic liver disease in a tertiary hospital. Therefore, it is recommended to classify all patients with hepatic encephalopathy for hyponatremia. However, each configuration must have supervision to know the frequency of the problem.