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The Effect of the First Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Event on the Mortality of Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) contributes to poorer short-term mortality in cirrhotic patients with ascites. However, it is unknown how long the effect of the first SBP event persists in these patients. METHODS: The National Health Insurance Database, derived from the Taiw...

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Autores principales: Hung, Tsung-Hsing, Tsai, Chen-Chi, Hsieh, Yu-Hsi, Tsai, Chih-Chun, Tseng, Chih-Wei, Tseng, Kuo-Chih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5003205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27563023
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl13468