Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the hospitalized patients with culture negative neutrocytic ascites in cirrhosis
From: Predictors of fifty days in-hospital mortality in patients with culture negative neutrocytic ascites
Variables | Overall (n = 170) | Survivors (n = 103) | Deaths (n = 67) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic data | 50.59 ± 12.39 | 50.43 ± 13.02 | 50.84 ± 11.45 | 0.834 |
Age (yr) mean ± SD | 137 (80.58) | 82 (79.61) | 55 (82.08) | 0.699 |
Male (%) | 12.23 ± 10.25 | 10.80 ± 8.10 | 14.43 ± 12..63 | 0.023 |
Stay duration (days) mean ± SD | ||||
Etiology of cirrhosis (%) | ||||
Ethanol | 79 (46.47) | 41 (39.80) | 38 (56.71) | 0.345 |
Cryptogenic | 40 (23.52) | 25 (24.27) | 15 (22.38) | 0.221 |
Hepatitic C virus | 19 (11.17) | 15 (14.56) | 4 (5.97) | 0.098 |
Hepatitis B virus | 14 (8.23) | 10 (9.70) | 4 (5.97) | 0.114 |
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | 10 (5.88) | 6 (5.82) | 4 (5.97) | 0.179 |
Clinical data (%) | ||||
Diabetes | 38 (22.35) | 22 (21.35) | 16 (23.88) | 0.71 |
Acute Kidney Injury | 70 (41.17) | 27 (26.21) | 43 (64.17) | ≤0.001 |
Respiratory failure | 8 (4.80) | 5 (4.85) | 3 (4.47) | 0.91 |
Hepatic encephalopathy | 85 (50.00) | 42 (40.77) | 43 (64.17) | 0.003 |
Septic Shock | 20 (11.76) | 02 (1.94) | 18 (26.86) | ≤0.001 |
Laboratory data (mean ± SD) | ||||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.46 ± 1.89 | 9.60 ± 1.74 | 9.26 ± 2.10 | 0.255 |
Total leucocyte count (103/μL | 12.92 ± 8.09 | 11.44 ± 7.37 | 15.16 ± 8.65 | 0.003 |
Platelet count (mmol/L) | 129.02 ± 106.48 | 136.25 ± 111.21 | 118.13 ± 98.72 | 0.281 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 131.97 ± 7.73 | 132.52 ± 6.61 | 131.13 ± 9.18 | 0.251 |
Urea (mg/dL) | 70.14 ± 53.26 | 62.52 ± 48.20 | 81.87 ± 58.66 | 0.021 0.365 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.63 ± 1.31 | 1.56 ± 1.35 | 1.75 ± 1.23 | |
Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 7.81 ± 8.68 | 5.77 ± 6.37 | 10.96 ± 10.65 | ≤0.001 |
Aspartate Transaminase (U/L) | 113.38 ± ±221.81 | 71.25 ± 70.20 | 178.13 ± 333.68 | 0.002 |
Alanine Transaminase (U/L) | 57.22 ± 104.00 | 39.59 ± 33.00 | 84.33 ± 157.42 | 0.006 |
INR | 2.29 ± 1.14 | 2.08 ± 1.14 | 2.61 ± 1.07 | 0.003 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 2.31 ± 0.48 | 2.31 ± 0.46 | 2.31 ± 0.51 | 0.981 |
Ascitic fluid leucocyte count (cells/mm3) | 4285.65 ± 5616.71 | 4770.63 ± 5745.64 | 3540.07 ± 5369.37 | 0.163 |
Ascitic fluid PMN (cells/mm3) | 3554.70 ± 5083.02 | 3960.09 ± 5215.57 | 2931.49 ± 4844.38 | 0.198 |
Scores (mean ± SD) | ||||
Child Turcotte Pugh (B/C) | 10.68 ± 1.80 | 10.47 ± 1.93 | 11.01 ± 1.53 | 0.052 |
MELD | 24.36 ± 7.99 | 22.08 ± 7.12 | 27.88 ± 8.03 | ≤0.001 |
MELD-sodium | 27.29 ± 7.40 | 25.20 ± 7.14 | 30.49 ± 6.64 | ≤0.001 |