Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
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In medicine, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a form of peritonitis that occurs in patient with ascites.[1]
Diagnosis
The impression of the examining physician may not be accurate:[2]
- sensitivity = 76%
- specificity = 34%
References
- ↑ ICD9: 567.23
- ↑ Chinnock B, Afarian H, Minnigan H, Butler J, Hendey GW (September 2008). "Physician clinical impression does not rule out spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients undergoing emergency department paracentesis". Ann Emerg Med 52 (3): 268–73. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.02.016. PMID 18433932. Research Blogging.