MELD Score Is Not Related to Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Table 2

Comparison between patients listed for liver transplantation and other patients.

Variable	Patients listed ()	Other patients ()
Gender, (%)
Male	51 (63.8%)	39 (57.4%)	0.42
Female	29 (36.2%)	26 (42.6%)
Liters per patient, mean ± SD	55.9 ± 11.1	59.4 ± 10.8	0.06
Paracentesis per patient, mean ± SD	6.5 ± 8.5	4.8 ± 6.4	0.17
MELD score, mean ± SD	22.9 ± 8.7	14.8 ± 5.9	<0.001
Cost of procedure ($), mean ± SD	394.7 ± 512.3	291.7 ± 384.7	0.04
Death, (%)	24 (30%)	4 (5.7%)	<0.001
SBP, (%)	9 (11.3%)	15 (22.1%)	0.075

SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.