The value of serum bile acid concentrations for predicting prognosis in cirrhotics was compared with the prognostic significance of clinical and laboratory findings in a prospective 1-year study of 76 patients with cirrhosis. A commercial radioimmunoassay for total serum-conjugated primary bile acid
Prognostic significance of diabetes in patients with cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Giampaolo Bianchi; Giulio Marchesini; Marco Zoli; Elisabetta Bugianesi; Andrea Fabbri; Emilio Pisi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 743 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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โฆ Synopsis
Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism are frequently observed in cirrhosis, and approximately 15% to 30% of patients have overt diabetes. In a retrospective and prospective study in cirrhosis, we analyzed the prognostic significance of diabetes, which was defined as the presence of hyperglycemia and overt glycosuria that in most cases required dietary restrictions or active treatment. The clinical records of all patients with cirrhosis
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