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Platelet Indices Could Predict Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Ascitic Patients

Egypt100 participantsStarted 2017-05-11

Plain-language summary

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an ascitic fluid infection in cirrhotic patients

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Cirrhotic patients and ascites Exclusion Criteria: * patients with ascites due to causes other than cirrhosis- immunocompromised patients, * patients with abnormal thrombocytes due to non-hepatic causes.

What they're measuring

Number of patients with SBP and abnormal platelet indices

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03172013

SponsorTanta University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-12

Contact for this trial

Sherief Abd-Elsalam, consultant

00201095159522 Sheriefabdelsalam@yahoo.com

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