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COVID-19 in chronic liver patients; great danger for cirrhosis patiens

Cilt: 61 Sayı: 3 12 Eylül 2022
  • Berat Ebik *
  • Nazım Ekin
  • Ferhat Bacaksız
  • Jihat Kılıc
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COVID-19 in chronic liver patients; great danger for cirrhosis patiens

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study; to investigate the clinical course and mortality of COVID-19 in chronic liver patients with and without cirrhosis and to determine decompensation rates during COVID'19 in cirrhotic patients. Materials and Methods: 96 patients with chronic liver disease (30 of them cirrhosis) and 153 patients without any comorbid disease were included in this study. It was examined whether there was a difference among these patient groups in terms of severity and mortality of COVID-19. Results: Severe COVID-19 developed in 46.6% (14/30) cirrhotic patients, in 15.1% (10/66) non-cirrhotic patients, and in 12.4% (19/153) patients with no chronic liver disease (p<0.001). Although mortality was seen in 26.7% (8/30) cirrhotic patients and 1.3% (2/153) of the patients with no chronic liver disease, none of the patients in non-cirrhotic group was died. The rate of mortality in the cirrhotic patient group was statistically significantly higher than in the control group (26.6% vs 1.3%; p<0.001). In the patients with cirrhosis, the Child-Pugh score increased from 6.4 to 8 (p=0.004) and the MELD score from 10.4 to 15.8 during the course of COVID-19 (p<0.001). Conclusion: As a result of our study; we conclude that in patients with chronic liver disease, the risk of developing severe COVID-19 and death is similar to patients without liver disease if the patient does not have cirrhosis. This shows us that preserved hepatic reserve can tolerate inflammation. However, we determined that COVID-19 developing in cirrhotic patients was more severe than in patients without cirrhosis and its mortality was quite high. The results of this study showed us that COVID-19 is an increased risk factor for mortality in patients with cirrhosis, as in other chronic diseases.

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Berat Ebik *
0000-0002-0012-2505
Türkiye

Nazım Ekin
0000-0001-5302-8953
Türkiye

Ferhat Bacaksız
0000-0002-9670-3290
Türkiye

Jihat Kılıc
0000-0003-3722-350X
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Eylül 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Temmuz 2021

Kabul Tarihi

19 Ocak 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Cilt: 61 Sayı: 3

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1.Berat Ebik, Nazım Ekin, Ferhat Bacaksız, Jihat Kılıc. COVID-19 in chronic liver patients; great danger for cirrhosis patiens. ETD. 01 Eylül 2022;61(3):319-25. doi:10.19161/etd.1166881

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