Diagnosing and treating spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Viet Duc Hospital (from 1/2000 to 12/2004)
- Author:
Trinh Hong Son
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- MeSH:
Peritonitis;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;0(6):56-61
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study was performed on 13 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis at Viet Duc Hospital between Jan 2000 and Dec 2004. Results: Most patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were diagnosed as appendix peritonitis. The rate of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis patients were highest (53.8%); unknown cause 30.8%, lupus erythematosus 7.7%; 3/13 cases did not have intraoperative bacteria culture , among 7 cases had the culture results positive with gastrointestinal bacteria, E.Coli accounted for 6/7. Postoperative results: mortality rate was high (46.1%), especially in cirrhosis patients.
