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  • Hematology
  • Hepatology
  • Clinical Medicine

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  • Red blood cell count is a common hematological parameter.
  • Liver diseases encompass a spectrum of conditions affecting liver function.
  • Assessing liver damage severity is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine red blood cell count variations in patients with liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis.
  • To determine the relationship between red blood cell count and the degree of liver damage.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of clinical data from 1784 patients.
  • Inclusion of patients with primary liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis.
  • Statistical analysis including Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, and Spearman rank correlation tests.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in red blood cell count were observed among the disease groups (P < 0.05).
  • Patients with chronic hepatitis had the highest red blood cell counts, while liver cirrhosis patients had the lowest.
  • A negative correlation was found between red blood cell count and Child-Pugh class in liver cirrhosis patients, indicating lower counts with higher disease severity.

Conclusions:

  • Red blood cell count serves as an indicator of liver damage severity in patients with liver cirrhosis.
  • This finding may enhance the development of predictive models for liver function in cirrhosis patients.