TY - JOUR AU - Hernández-Ríos, Jeremy J. AU - Martínez-González, Fátima María AU - Gutiérrez-Bañales, Luz A. AU - Beltrán-López, J. Andrés AU - Jaramillo-Ramírez, Hiram J. PY - 2020/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Acute Liver Failure in Patients with Classic Heat Stroke JF - International Journal of Medical Students JA - Int J Med Stud VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - Short Communication DO - 10.5195/ijms.2020.442 UR - https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/442 SP - 111-113 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Classic heat stroke is defined by a core temperature greater than 40° C, severe dehydration and neurological alterations. Patients with liver disease due to heat stroke have been described, mostly by exercise. Hepatic failure is defined as the presence of a coagulopathy accompanied by any degree of hepatic encephalopathy. The primary objective of the study lies in the fact that patients who developed acute liver failure during their hospital stay had a higher risk of mortality.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective, analytical study of patients admitted to the General Hospital of Mexicali who suffered from classic heat stroke from March 2006 through August 2010, and a second period from June 2018 to August 2019.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Fifty patients were recruited, the group included 48 (96%) male, with a total of 10 fatalities, representing 20%. INR greater than 1.5, AST and ALT levels were not related to an increased mortality rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Neither transaminase levels, nor liver failure, were related to a higher mortality rate in this cohort of patients with classic heat stroke.</p> ER -