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1483674

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
In order to establish whether an ascitic polymorphonuclear count greater than 250/mm3 remains a diagnostic criterion for postoperative bacterial peritonitis, a prospective study of 16 patients with cirrhosis and ascites undergoing hepatectomy (n = 4), portocaval shunt (n = 5) and biliary and digestive surgery (n = 7) was carried out. Sixty-four consecutive specimens of ascitic fluid were obtained through abdominal one-way suction tubes left in situ. In 17 (26%) specimens, ascitic fluid was blood stained and the polymorphonuclear count was unreliable; none of these specimens demonstrated positive ascitic fluid culture. In the remaining 47 specimens the polymorphonuclear count ranged from 5 to 5,920/mm3. Positive ascitic fluid culture was significantly higher in polymorphonuclear > or = 250/mm3 group (5/13: 38%) than in polymorphonuclear < 250/mm3 group (2/34: 6%) (p < 0.02). These results suggest that, as in non-operated cirrhotic patients: (a) polymorphonuclear count should be taken in account in the diagnosis of postoperative bacterial peritonitis; (b) polymorphonuclear count greater than 250/mm3 is a good criterion for the diagnosis of bacterial postoperative peritonitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
584-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Polymorphonuclear count in ascitic fluid after laparotomy in cirrhotic patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article