Hyperammonemia Is Associated with Increasing Severity of Both Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy

Table 3

Number of patients who had developed different complications of chronic liver disease.

Feature	Number ()	Percent (%)
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS)	28	16.4%
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS)	43	25.1
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)	112	65.5
Esophageal varices	117	65%
Hypoglycemia	20	12%
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)	24	14%