Table 1

Test results

First outpatient review (compensated cirrhosis)Inpatient
(decompensated cirrhosis)
Discharge follow-up
(pre-transplant assessment)
Blood tests
Na+ 135 (mmol/L)Na+ 126 (mmol/L)Na+ 135 (mmol/L)
K+ 4.3 (mmol/L)K+ 4.9 (mmol/L)K+ 4.3 (mmol/L)
Urea 3 (mmol/L)Urea 2.1 (mmol/L)Urea 6.0 (mmol/L)
Creatinine (70 mmol/L)Creatinine 110 (mmol/L)Creatinine 80 (mmol/L)
HbA1c 58 (mmol/L)HbA1c 65 (mmol/L)HbA1c 55 (mmol/L)
Albumin 38 (g/L)Albumin 28 (g/L)Albumin 32 (g/L)
ALT 50 (IU/L)ALT 50 (IU/L)ALT 49 (IU/L)
ALP 112 (IU/L)ALP 127 (IU/L)ALP 120 (IU/L)
Bilirubin 21 (μmol/L)Bilirubin 60 (μmol/L)Bilirubin 50 (μmol/L)
WCC 5.1 (109/L)WCC 5.1 (109/L)WCC 6.0 (109/L)
HB 135 (g/dL)HB 85 (g/dL)HB 110 (g/dL)
Platelets 90Platelets 70Platelets 87
INR 1.2INR 1.6INR 1.5
Child-Pugh AChild-Pugh CChild-Pugh C
Anthropometry
MAMC 28.3 cm (50th centile)MAMC 26.7 cm (25-50th centile)MAMC 29.1 cm (50-75th centile)
HGS 30 (75% normal)HGS 23 (58% normal)HGS 30 (75% normal)
  • ALT, alkaline phosphatase; HB, haemoglobin; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; HGS, hand grip strength; INR, international normalised ratio; MAMC, mid arm muscle circumference; WCC, white cell count.