Background: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) may result from decreased renal perfusion in advanced liver cirrhosis patients. Copeptin is co-secreted with the arginine vasopressin (AVP) and is increased in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, however, limited studies associated Copeptin with HRS. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate serum Copeptin as a predictor of HRS in advanced liver cirrhosis patients. Patients and Methods: A case-control study had been carried out on a total of 40 subjects divided into; Group 1: 20 decompensated cirrhotic patients with HRS, Group 2: 10 decompensated cirrhotic patients with normal kidney function, and Group 3: 10 healthy controls. The following had been made; history taking, clinical examination, laboratory investigations: complete blood picture, liver function tests, coagulation profile, serum sodium, and creatinine. Serum Copeptin was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Serum Copeptin levels; mean ±SD in pmol/L were significantly increased in group 1 (HRS) (7.3±1.11) compared to group 2 (3.6±0.99) and group 3 (2.3±0.31) (P˂0.001). Serum Copeptin levels positively correlated with serum creatinine, prothrombin time, total bilirubin (P˂0.05), and negatively correlated with serum albumin (P˂0.05), and sodium (P˂0.001), with no correlation with other parameters. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for serum Copeptin validity as a predictor of HRS in advanced liver cirrhosis patients, at a cutoff of 3.99 pmol/L showed 95.1% sensitivity, 70.2% specificity, and 85.1% accuracy. Conclusion:Serum Copeptin may predict HRS in advanced liver cirrhosis with high sensitivity and specificity.
Mahmoud, M. I., Talaat, K. M., Sherif, M. M., Mahmoud, O. A., Abdel-Samih, S. S., & Sakla, N. (2022). Serum Copeptin as a Predictor for Hepatorenal Syndrome in Advanced Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Single-Center Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), 6393-6398. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269980
MLA
Medhat Ibrahim Mahmoud; Khaled M. Talaat; Magda M. Sherif; Osama A. Mahmoud; Saher S. Abdel-Samih; Niveen Sakla. "Serum Copeptin as a Predictor for Hepatorenal Syndrome in Advanced Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Single-Center Study", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89, 2, 2022, 6393-6398. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269980
HARVARD
Mahmoud, M. I., Talaat, K. M., Sherif, M. M., Mahmoud, O. A., Abdel-Samih, S. S., Sakla, N. (2022). 'Serum Copeptin as a Predictor for Hepatorenal Syndrome in Advanced Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Single-Center Study', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), pp. 6393-6398. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269980
VANCOUVER
Mahmoud, M. I., Talaat, K. M., Sherif, M. M., Mahmoud, O. A., Abdel-Samih, S. S., Sakla, N. Serum Copeptin as a Predictor for Hepatorenal Syndrome in Advanced Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Single-Center Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022; 89(2): 6393-6398. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269980
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