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Management of Variceal BleedingOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most common and life threatening complications of liver cirrhosis. It is the infection of ascitic fluid in the absence of any intra-abdominal, surgically treatable source of infection. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment has helped in the reduction in mortality rates in recent years The clinical presentation of SBP is highly variable and sometimes subtle and requires a high index of clinical suspicion SBP diagnosis is based on testing of the ascitic fluid obtained by paracentesis. A polymorphnuclear cell count of ≥250 ⁄mm³ofascitic fluid is considered as the gold standard and the actual method for the diagnosis of SBP. However, it is not always available, sometimes laborious and costly resulting in a diagnostic delay. This gives the need for searching for new practical and available tools for a rapid diagnosis of SBP in the current studies.