Ascitic fluid polymorphic nuclear cell count impacts on outcome of cirrhotic patients with ascites.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is defined as an ascitic polymorphonuclear cell count (A-PMN) > 250 cells/µl.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of ascitic fluid cell counts in patients without SBP.

Patients and methods

A total of 178 patients were included and stratified by ascitic cell counts at index paracentesis: A-LEUK-low (<250/µl), A-LEUK-intermediate (250-500/µl) and A-LEUK-SBP (>500/µl) for leukocytes; A-PMN-low (<125/µl), A-PMN-intermediate (125-250/µl) and A-PMN-SBP (>250/µl) for PMN cells.

Results

One-year mortality was comparable between group A-LEUK-SBP (53.9%) and patients with subclinical cell counts (34.5% for A-LEUK-low, 43.5% for A-LEUK-intermediate, log-rank p = 0.547). However, we observed an in

SUBMITTER: Simbrunner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545717 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature