Sohag University
Amira Maher
This study aims at evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of serum procalcitonin, PEC index, modified Wehmeyer, and Mansoura scoring systems for SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Based on clinical diagnosis, SBP is commonly underdiagnosed because of its nonspecific or asymptomatic presentation. Therefore, a diagnostic paracentesis should be performed in all cirrhotic patients with ascites who require emergency room care or hospitalization, who demonstrate signs/symptoms suggesting SBP, or who present gastrointestinal bleeding, in order to exclude SBP. Several non-invasive methods were tried in many studies for SBP diagnosis, as alternatives to diagnostic paracentesis, e.g., fecal calprotectin. Moreover, numerous scores were proposed for SBP diagnosis with variable accuracies, such as procalcitonin, ESR, and CRP (PEC) index, the modified Wehmeyer SBP scoring system, and Mansoura scoring system. This study aims at evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of serum procalcitonin, PEC index, modified Wehmeyer, and Mansoura scoring systems for SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. participants will be subjected to: Clinical evaluation: medical history and physical examination, Routine Laboratory investigations, Serum procalcitonin, Ascitic fluid study, Ascitic fluid culture with antibiotic sensitivity, Abdominal ultrasonography. The following scores will be calculated: Modified Child Pugh score, MELD score, MELD Na score, PEC index, Modified Wehmeyer score, and Mansoura score.
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Official Title: | Diagnostic Performance of Different Scores for Predicting Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 15, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 15, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 15, 2023 |
Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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