Prediction of 28-day mortality in acute decompensation of cirrhosis through the presence of multidrug-resistant infections at admission.
Tarana GuptaDibya LochanNipun VermaSahaj RathiSwastik AgrawalAjay Kumar DusejaSunil TanejaYogesh K ChawlaRadha K DhimanPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
Infections are the leading reason for the occurrence of AD; SBP is the most common infection, and E. coli is the commonest microorganism based on this single-center study of Indian patients with AD of cirrhosis. There is a high prevalence of MDROs among culture-positive infections that independently predict 28-day mortality in AD of cirrhosis.
Keyphrases
- multidrug resistant
- cardiovascular events
- liver failure
- escherichia coli
- emergency department
- risk factors
- risk assessment
- respiratory failure
- type diabetes
- acinetobacter baumannii
- gram negative
- intensive care unit
- cystic fibrosis
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome