Clinical, Laboratory, and Management Profile in Patients of Liver Abscess from Northern India

Table 2

Laboratory investigations: all parameters, particularly those related to liver were deranged in good percentage of patients. Sepsis indicators like raised TLC and low albumin were present in more than three-fourths of patients.

Parameters	Mean ± SD	Out of range cut off	Out of range percentage
ESR	44 ± 28 mm 1st hr	>20 mm in 1st hour	72%
Hb %	11.2 ± 1.9 gm/dL	<11 gm/dL	40.5%
TLC	19,100 ± 9104/𝜇L	>11000/𝜇L	82%
INR	1.37 ± 0.25	>1.2	75%
Bilirubin	1.55 ± 2.18 mg/dL	>1.2 mg/dL	27%
SGOT	83 ± 137 IU/L	>50 IU/L	47%
SGPT	62 ± 67 IU/L	>50 IU/L	42%
Alkaline phosphatase	622 ± 446 IU/L	300 IU/L	79%
Albumin	3.0 ± 0.56 g/dL	<3.5 g/dL	82%
Urea	40 ± 36.8 mg/dL	>45 mg/dL	27%
Calcium	8.21 ± 0.8 mg/dL	<8 mg/dL	35%