[INFECTIONS IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA IN LIMA,PERU]
Bacterial infections are frecuent in cirrhotic patients, they are present in 30% - 50% of hospitalized cirrhotic and in 10% of general population; compromise 4.5 % of cirrhotic for year.The purpose of this study was to distinguish the prognostic factors of survival and its influence on the evolution of the disease in cirrhotic patients, we have analized 100 patientes with cirrhosis.Alcoholism is the firsth cause of cirrhosis (39%), the second is viral hepatitis (7%), and no defined in 51%.At least 86% of cirrhotic patients had one episode of infection that produced hospitalization The most common infection was: urinary tract (68.6%), spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (11.5%), pneumnonia (11.5%), tuberculosis (3.5%), cellulitis (3.9%) and others (1.8%).Three of each four hospitalizations were caused for intercurrent infection.Child-Poug C and B patients had infections more times that Child-Poug A patients.Global mortality was 59%. Suvival was 83.7% at 2 years and 32.5% at 5 years.
Oscar
O
Cebrejos
Adelina
A
Lozano M
Gloria
G
Vargas C