background: including multivariate survival data can be pointed competing risks data. there are various methods to analyze such data such as semi-parametric methods of cause-specific hazard function, and cumulative incidence function. the aim of this study was to deploy competing risks model to analyze the determinants of patients with liver cirrhosis. materials and methods: during the one-year...

A number of pitfalls can be encountered in the interpretation of common blood liver function tests. These tests can be normal in patients with chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. The normal range for aminotransferase levels is slightly higher in males, nonwhites and obese persons. Severe alcoholic hepatitis is sometimes confused with cholecystitis or cholangitis. Conversely, patients who present so...