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ArticleHepatology forum2024

D-dimer is a prognostic marker for 1-year mortality in patients with chronic liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy.

Yi-Shan He, Su-Hua Yang, Ze-Yu Huang, Lin Lin, Xue-Cheng Tong, Hong Dai, Yuan Xue

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Yi-Shan HeCollege of Changzhou Clinical, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Su-Hua YangCollege of Changzhou Clinical, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Ze-Yu HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Lin LinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Xue-Cheng TongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Hong DaiCollege of Changzhou Clinical, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Yuan XueCollege of Changzhou Clinical, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.

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Background and Aim: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric complication of liver failure with poor outcomes. The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive values of D-dimer in patients with HE. Materials and Methods: Patients with chronic liver failure (CLF) and HE were enrolled. Univariate and multivariate logistic analysis was performed to investigate the risk factors for 1-year mortality of HE. Results: During the first year after diagnosis, 39.2% (65/166) of the patients died. D-dimer was significantly higher in non-survivors (Z=2.617, p<0.01). Both D-dimer and international normalized ratio (INR) positively correlated with Child-Pugh and MELD scores, and negatively correlated with sodium (all p<0.01). Moreover, there was a negative relationship between D-dimer and HE grades (r=-0.168, p=0.031), while the relationship between INR and HE grades was not significant (r=0.083, p=0.289). Multivariate analysis showed that age (odds ratio (OR):1.035, 95% CI:1.004-1.067, p=0.03), D-dimer (OR=1.138, 95% CI:1.030-1.258, p=0.01), ALT (OR=1.012, 95% CI:1.001-1.022, p=0.03), and sodium (OR=0.920, 95% CI:0.858-0.986, p=0.02) were independent risk factors for 1-year mortality. Then, a new model Model(Age_DD_ALT_Na) incorporating age, D-dimer, ALT, and sodium was developed. AUROC of Model(Age_DD_ALT_Na) was 0.732, which was significantly higher than MELD and Child-Pugh scores (AUROC: 0.602 and 0.599, p=0.013 and 0.022). Conclusion: D-dimer is a prognostic marker for 1-year mortality in patients with CLF and HE.

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ALTChild-PughD-dimerhepatic encephalopathyMELDsodium

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