Research Article
MELD Score Is Not Related to Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Table 3
Characteristics of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis undergoing large volume paracentesis.
| Series | Age (years) | Sex | Etiology of cirrhosis | Aspect of ascitic fluid | Polymorphonuclear cells/mm3 of ascitic fluid | Organism in culture | MELD | Death |
| 1 | 67 | M | Alcohol | Turbid | 2790 | Negative | 18 | Yes | 2 | 69 | M | Hepatitis B virus | Limpid | 1023 | No culture | 23 | Yes | 3 | 56 | M | Undiagnosed | Hemorrhagic | 446.5 | No culture | 7 | No | 4 | 58 | M | Undiagnosed | Turbid | 5715 | No culture | 9 | No | 5 | 65 | M | Undiagnosed | Turbid | 38115 | Negative | 17 | No | 6 | 65 | M | Undiagnosed | Limpid | 52136 | No culture | 10 | No | 7 | 70 | F | Cryptogenic | Limpid | 1334.8 | Negative | 20 | No | 8 | 67 | M | Undiagnosed | Slightly turbid | 850.5 | No culture | 13 | No | 9 | 60 | F | Cryptogenic | Turbid yellow | 6935.5 | Streptococcus viridans | 22 | No | 10 | 58 | M | HCC | Hemorrhagic | 307.8 | No culture | 7 | No | 11 | 64 | M | Alcohol + HCC | Slightly turbid | 262.2 | No culture | 13 | No | 12 | 64 | F | Cryptogenic + schistosomiasis | Limpid | 387.5 | No culture | 10 | No | 13 | 64 | F | Cryptogenic | Limpid | 2044.8 | No culture | 13 | Yes | 14 | 59 | M | Hepatitis B virus | Turbid | 273.25 | Negative | 17 | No | 15 | 54 | F | Undiagnosed | Limpid | 270 | No culture | 14 | No | 16 | 57 | F | Hepatitis C virus | Slightly turbid yellow | 4606 | Negative | 14 | No | 17 | 52 | F | Schistosomiasis | Limpid | 314 | No culture | 11 | No | 18 | 52 | F | Undiagnosed | Limpid | 280 | No culture | 10 | Yes | 19 | 52 | F | Schistosomiasis | Limpid | 360 | No culture | 13 | No | 20 | 50 | F | HAI | Turbid yellow | 1822.5 | Negative | 14 | No | 21 | 65 | M | Alcohol | Turbid | 1740 | Staphylococcus capitis | 13 | No | 22 | 55 | M | Alcohol | Limpid | 422.4 | No culture | 36 | Yes | 23 | 52 | M | Hepatitis C virus | Turbid | 294 | No culture | 29 | Yes | 24 | 63 | M | Undiagnosed | Slightly turbid yellow | 258.5 | No culture | 12 | Yes | 25 | 69 | M | Undiagnosed | Slightly turbid | 317.25 | Negative | 16 | Yes | 26 | 52 | F | Hepatitis C virus | Turbid yellow | 2527.2 | No culture | 14 | Yes | 27 | 62 | F | Hepatitis B virus | Limpid | 3741 | No culture | 22 | No | 28 | 70 | M | Hepatitis C virus | Turbid | 5161.5 | No culture | 16 | No |
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