Secondary peritonitis laboratory tests
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Classic cinical presentaion may not be present in -30% of patients with infected ascites, and management based on clinical evaluation alone is not definitive in separating secondary peritonitis from other causes of acute abdomen such as spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.[1][2]
Laboratory Findings
References
- ↑ Hoefs JC, Runyon BA (1985). "Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis". Dis Mon. 31 (9): 1–48. PMID 3899555.
- ↑ Akriviadis EA, Runyon BA (1990). "Utility of an algorithm in differentiating spontaneous from secondary bacterial peritonitis". Gastroenterology. 98 (1): 127–33. PMID 2293571.