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Published on: December 18, 2010
Changes in Ascitic Fluid Polymorphonuclear Cell Count After Antibiotics Are Associated With Mortality in Spontaneous
Saad Saffo1, Uyen K To1, Phillip P Santoiemma2
1Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Abstract:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a feared complication of ascites that affects 10%-30% of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis with an associated mortality rate of approximately 20%.1-3 Although efforts have been undertaken to encourage prompt evaluation and treatment of SBP, outcomes have generally remained dismal.3 There is significant interest in identifying factors that can reliably predict mortality among individuals with SBP.
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