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Outcomes In Culture Positive And Culture Negative Ascitic Fluid Infection In Patients With Viral Cirrhosis: Cohort Study, Lubna Kamani, Khalid Mumtaz, Umair S. Ahmed, Ailia W. Ali, Wasim Jafri

Department of Medicine

Background: Ascitic fluid infection (AFI) in cirrhotic Patients has a high morbidity and mortality. It has two variants namely, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and culture negative neutrocytic ascites (CNNA). The aim of this study was to determine the outcome in cirrhotic Patients with culture positive (SBP) and culture negative neutrocytic ascites. Methods: We analyzed 675 consecutive hepatitis B and/or C related cirrhosis Patients with ascites admitted in our hospital from November 2005 to December 2007. Of these, 187 Patients had AFI, clinical and laboratory parameters of these Patients including causes of cirrhosis, Child Turcotte Pugh (CTP) score were recorded. Results: …

Predictive Factors For Early Aspiration In Liver Abscess, Rustam Khan, Saeed Hamid, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Mohammed Islam, Hasnain Shah, Shaalan Beg

Department of Medicine

Aim: To determine the predictive factors for early aspiration in liver abscess.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all Patients with liver abscess from 1995 to 2004 was performed. Abscess was diagnosed as amebic in 661 (68%) Patients, pyogenic in 200 (21%), indeterminate in 73 (8%) and mixed in 32 (3%). Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to determine predictive factors for aspiration of liver abscess.

Results: A total of 966 Patients, 738 (76%) male, mean age 43 17 years, were evaluated: 540 Patients responded to medical therapy while adjunctive percutaneous aspiration was performed in 426 Patients. Predictive factors for aspiration …

Precipitating Factors And The Outcome Of Hepatic Encephalopathy In Liver Cirrhosis., Dileep K. Rohra, Jaipal, Ameer A. Khowaja, Khalid Mahmood, Kanya Lal Ahuja

Department of Medicine

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