Relationship between Albumin Levels and the Incidence of Ascites in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Background: Patients with cirrhosis often develop hypoalbuminemia. In conditions of hepatic dysfunction, albumin synthesis is decreased due to dysfunction and abnormal distribution portal blood flow. Ascites a major complication an important sign in the course associated 50% mortality after two years. 75% patients' ascites etiology liver cirrhosis, 10% malignancy, 3% heart failure, 2% tuberculosis, 1% pancreatitis, others.
 Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from medical records patients who were treated at internal medicine section Dr. M Djamil General Hospital, Padang, 2015-2020. defects, kidney incomplete record data excluded study. grouped according presence or absence levels. Analysis using chi-square test 2020.
 Results: From 225 cases, 103 cases analyzed. 77 men (74.8%), 26 women (25.2%). The age patient range 40-60 No found 30 people (29.1%), 73 (70.9%) had ascites. normal levels, five without ascites, four On mild hypoalbumin, 13 no 38 severe 12 31 A analyzed, it that there relationship between incidence levels (p 0.182).
 Conclusion: not related