Analysis of prognosis-associated factors in fulminant viral hepatitis during pregnancy in China

• Published in: International journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 114; no. 3; pp. 242 - 245
• Main Authors: Yang, Yuebo, Deng, Liuzhi, Li, Xiaomao, Shi, Zhongjie, Jiang, Peiru, Chen, Dunjin, Yu, Yanhong, Wang, Zehua, Tang, Xiaoping, Zhao, Shaofei, Feng, Liping, Tan, Hualin, Ma, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; China - epidemiology; Factor; Female; Fulminant viral hepatitis; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Hepatitis, Viral, Human - diagnosis; Hepatitis, Viral, Human - mortality; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - mortality; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Viral diseases; Viral hepatitis; Young Adult; Asia; China; Pregnancy; Fulminant viral hepatitis; Prognosis; Factor; Gynecology; Hepatic disease; Obstetrics; Fulminant; Infection; Viral hepatitis; Viral disease; Risk factor; Digestive diseases

Abstract Objective To analyze factors contributing to the prognosis of patients with fulminant viral hepatitis in pregnancy (FVHP). Methods A retrospective study was conducted among 90 patients with FVHP who were admitted between January 1994 and August 2008 in 9 Chinese hospitals with expertise in...