Platelet Indices Could Predict Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Ascitic Patients

Tanta University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cirrhosis, Liver

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Platelet indices

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03172013

eldemerdash

Details and patient eligibility

About

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an ascitic fluid infection in cirrhotic patients

Full description

Platelet indices can be utilized as a non-invasive predictor of SBP.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cirrhotic patients and ascites

Exclusion criteria

• patients with ascites due to causes other than cirrhosis- immunocompromised patients,
• patients with abnormal thrombocytes due to non-hepatic causes.

Trial design

100 participants in 3 patient groups

Cirrhotic ascitic patients with SBP,

Description:

Cirrhotic ascitic patients with SBP,

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Platelet indices

cirrhotic ascitic patients without SBP,

Description:

cirrhotic ascitic patients without SBP,

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Platelet indices

Healthy volunteers

Description:

Healthy individuals

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Platelet indices