Abstract

SUAREZ R, Dorys et al. ación del child-pugh y sodio sérico en pacientes con diagnóstico de cirrosis hepática en el servicio de gastroenterología Dr. Alí Rivas. Hospital Jesús Yerena, Lídice: Años 2002-2006. Gen [online]. 2008, vol.62, n.3, pp.195-198. ISSN 0016-3503.

The Child-Pugh classification assesses the severity of chronic hepatic disease in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. Serum sodium level in these patients decreases along with the severity of the hepatic disease. Objective: to determine the relationship between the severity of chronic hepatic disease, measured with the Child-Pugh scale, and serum sodium levels. Methods: we made a retrospective descriptive study, analyzing the clinical history of outpatients and hospitalized patients of the Gastroenterology Service of "Jesús Yerena Hospital of Lidice" between 2002 and 2006. We calculated the Child-Pugh scale of each patient, and then correlated it to serum sodium levels. Results: we found 12 patients (24, 49%) in the Child- Pugh A category, 21 (42, 86%) in the class B category, and 16 (32, 65%) in the class C category. They all had an inverse relationship with serum sodium levels. Conclusion: the severity of chronic hepatic disease, measured in the Child-Pugh scale, is inversely proportional to the serum sodium level in these patients.