CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FEATURES OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN PATIENTS WITH VIRAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Abstract

The article presents clinical and laboratory data of the examined patients. 118 patients were under observation. Main group I included 60 patients suffering from liver cirrhosis of viral etiology with SBP, main group II included 58 patients with liver cirrhosis. As a control, 20 practically healthy people were also examined. In all patients with SBP (Group 1) at the stage of decompensation of liver cirrhosis of viral etiology, the level of PCT was significantly higher by 10 times, amounting to 0.88±0.04, compared with patients with uncomplicated SBP (Group 2), in which is equal to 0.08±0.02 (p=0.05). It was found that the level of CRP in the 1st group was 32.4±8.23 and increased by 3.75 times (p=0.05) compared with the 2nd group. Based on these values, it can be concluded that the level of PCT and CRP in the blood serum has been proposed as a marker for early non-invasive diagnosis in patients with cirrhosis and SBP.