Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia)

Table 2 Complications in two groups of severity of hepatitis

Complications	Mild to moderate (n = 496)	Severe hepatitis (n = 103)	P value
Bleeding ¹ (n)	3	7	<0.001⁶
Renal failure ² (n)	8	8	0.002
Encephalopathy ³ (n)	7	11	0.02
Shock ⁴ (n)	6	2	0.40⁶
Acalculus cholecystitis ⁵ (n)	14	7	0.04

1. Either mucosal bleeding (epistaxis or gum bleed) or Gastrointestinal (GI) bleed
2. Acute Renal Failure (ARF) was defined as rise of creatinie >3 times(13)
3. Encephalopathy was defined as altered mental status for > 8 hours (drowsiness, lethargy, agitation, or coma)(19)
4. Shock was defined as Hypotension (defined as systolic pressure < 90 mm Hg)(14)
5. Acalculus cholecystitis was defined as inflammation of gall bladder without stone on US (15)
6. Anayzed by fischer exact test

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