Alteration of Hepatic Function: Helpful to Diagnose and Assess Severity of Perinatal Asphyxia

Diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia is mostly established retrospectively. But it is difficult to diagnose perinatal asphyxia retrospectively in the absence of perinatal records. As because of hypoxaemia, different organ systems of the body are affected in perinatal asphyxia, this study was done to assess the hepatic function for the diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia and to find out any correlation existing between hepatic enzyme change and the severity of perinatal asphyxia. It is concluded that estimation of hepatic enzymes can be used to diagnose perinatal asphyxia and also to assess its severity.