INFECTION OF ASCITIC FLUID IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS.
Infection of the ascitic fluid is a treatable complication which can easily escape diagnosis. The clinical features are recorded in this paper. The use of a special trocar and cannula may reduce the risk of infection after paracentesis.
D001201:Ascites; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D008297:Male; D019152:Paracentesis; D010538:Peritonitis; D011677:Punctures; D018805:Sepsis
ASCITES; DIAGNOSIS, LABORATORY; INFECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PERITONITIS; PUNCTURES; SEPTICEMIA