Drug Treatment of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Ghana: Does It Comply with Recommended Guidelines?

Table 1

Characteristic of patients involved in the study ().

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	109	71.7
Female	43	28.3
Age range (years)
18–39	66	43.4
40–59	63	41.4
≥60	23	15.1
Severity
Class A	16	10.5
Class B	74	48.7
Class C	62	40.8
Etiology
Hepatitis B	80	52.6
Hepatitis C	30	19.7
Hepatocellular carcinoma	15	9.9
Alcoholic hepatitis	8	5.3
Cryptogenic	19	12.5
Complications
Ascites	120	78.9
Hypoalbuminemia	111	73.0
Jaundice	86	56.6
Spont. bact. peritonitis	85	55.9
Gastrointestinal bleeding	60	39.5
Portal hypertension	36	23.7
Hyponatremia	26	17.1
Acute kidney injury	20	13.2
Hepatic encephalopathy	18	11.8
Varices	13	8.6