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 ci...
Main Authors: | Luke Townsend, Pierre Blais, Alex Huh, Leela Nayak, Jill E Elwing, Gregory S Sayuk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-06-01
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Series: | JGH Open |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12290 |
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