Prognostic factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Prognostic factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Introduction. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with a high in-hospital mortality rate ranging from 20-40%. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) has been suggested as a predictor of inhospital mortality in patients with SBP. However, the accuracy of the MELD has been ques...

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Main Authors: Maiara Isabel Musskopf, Fabricio Pimentel Fonseca, Jeferson Gass, Angelo Zambam de Mattos, Jorge Alberto John, Ajacio Bandeira de Mello Brandao, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Cirrhosis
Model for end-stage liver disease
Creatinine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314188

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