Abstract

SOUBLETT, Julio; PAEZ, Madeleyn  and  ALDANA, Leyda. Characteristics of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Gen [online]. 2017, vol.71, n.2, pp.68-73. ISSN 2477-975X.

Objective: To Establish the characteristics of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Method: information from medical records of cirrhotic patients with ascites admitted to the gastroenterology was collected. Results: The most frequent reason for consultation was due to increased abdominal circumference (69.2 %); somnolence (29.9 %), hematemesis (23.1 %). The Child - Pugh was 78.8 % and 22.2 % type B type C statistical association between co-infection and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (p = 0.013) was demonstrated. Conclusion: The PBE is a frequent and serious complication of patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and ascites. Early diagnosis and treatment have improved prognosis in recent years.

Keywords : Liver Cirrhosis; Portal Hypertension; Ascites; Epontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis; Bacterioascitis; Neutrocytic Ascites.

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