Research Article

Etiology and Viral Genotype in Patients with End-Stage Liver Diseases admitted to a Hepatology Unit in Colombia

Table 1

Description of End-stage liver disease cases recruited.

CharacteristicsProportion (%)

Risk factors
 Alcohol intake37,4
 Viral etiology17,6
 Cryptogenic10,7
 Autoimmunity9,9
 NASH7,6
 Others*16,8
Clinical findings

 Esophageal varices64
 Ascites61,8
 Coagulopathy46
 Hepatic encephalopathy38,2
 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis15,7
 Hepatorenal syndrome8,9

*Metabolic disorders, biliary disease, or both.