Clinical Significance of Serum Calcium in Patients with Cirrhosis of Liver

Objective To study the change and clinical significance of serum calcium concentration in patients with cirrhosis.Methods The serum calcium concentration of 40 patients with cirrhosis was measured.(The patients were divided into 3 subgroups A,B,C according to their liver function).The serum calcium concentration of them was compared with the control group.Results The serum calcium concentration the cirrhosis group were(1.96±0.19) mmol/l,the control group's were(2.42±0.21) mmol/l.The difference was significance(P0.01).The serum calcium concentration of 3 sub groups A,B,C were(1.98±0.24) mmol/l,(1.95±0.18) mmol/l,(1.88±0.20) mmol/l.There was no difference among sub groups,(P0.05): The incidence of hypocalemia in patients with cirrhosis was higher than control group(92% to 10%,P0.01).Conclusions The incidence of hypocalemia in patients with cirrhosis was higher,but it's symptoms were unrepresentative.Therefore,more monitor of serum calcium in patients with cirrhosis is needed in order to diagnosis and treat in time.