Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
| Headline | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | Translocation of gut bacteria? |
| Epidemiology | |
| Clinical presentation | abdo pain, rebound tenderness, absent bowel sounds - consider in sudden deterioration in pt with ascites |
| Pathogenesis | |
| Diagnostic investigations | Diagnostic tap - neutrophils >250 = diagnostic |
| Management | Abx - cefotaxime/ceftriaxone/cipro. |