Survival benefit associated with early detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in veteran inpatients with cirrhotic ascites

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is common in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with ascites and carries high mortality. This study aimed to determine whether early diagnostic paracentesis (EDP) <12 h of hospitalization conveys an intermediate‐term (6‐month) survival benefit in c...

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Autores principales: Townsend, Luke, Blais, Pierre, Huh, Alex, Nayak, Leela, Elwing, Jill E, Sayuk, Gregory S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2019
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7273690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32514461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12290

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7273690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32514461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12290

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