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Table 4 Main outcome measures tabulated on liver cirrhosis severity.

From: Blood ammonia levels in liver cirrhosis: a clue for the presence of portosystemic collateral veins

 

Child-Pugh Class

 

A

B

C

 

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

N

Median

Minimum

Maximum

NH4

mcM/L

64

45

19

183

66

66

31

221

23

108

28

258

PLTs

mmc/mL

64

115,000

42,000

293,000

66

86,400

30,000

312,000

23

62,250

27,600

137,000

SLD

mm

64

133

103

205

66

146

110

212

23

159

100

210

  1. NH4 Ammonia; PLTs, Platelets count; SLD, Spleen Longitudinal Diameter. NH4 best differentiated groups, see Figure 1; PLTS differentiated only group A from B, p = 0.013; SLD differentiated only Group A from B, p = 0.24