Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A STUDY OF ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL PROFILE AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CHENNAI
Dr. J. Rishi Kumar, Dr. Aishwarya Duraisingam, Dr. Mohamed Kamil
JCDR. 2024: 1518-1526
Abstract
Background This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical profile and predictive markers for the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, as well as the frequent etiological reasons producing it in patients with decompensated liver disease. Methods In the general medicine wards of Government Stanley Hospital in Chennai, 82 patients with a history of decompensated chronic liver disease and ascites diagnosed as spontaneous bacterial peritonitis participated in this hospital-based prospective observational study. The study was conducted from June 2019 to June 2020 and was approved by the institutional ethics committee. The participants written informed consent was obtained.
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