Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club
Wong F, Bernardi M, Balk R, Christman B, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Patch D, Soriano G, Hoefs J, Navasa M. Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club. Gut 2005, 54: 718. PMID: 15831923, PMCID: PMC1774473, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.038679.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntibiotic ProphylaxisBacterial InfectionsBacterial TranslocationDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansLiver CirrhosisSepsisSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeTerminology as TopicConceptsGastrointestinal bleedSepsis syndromeBacterial infectionsInternational Ascites ClubElevated D-dimerSystemic inflammatory responseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisFurther tissue injuryPresence of infectionNitric oxide synthaseTumor necrosis factorUse of antibioticsUse of albuminSubclinical coagulopathyProphylactic antibioticsRenal impairmentCirrhotic patientsLiver dysfunctionRenal failureBacterial peritonitisBacterial translocationD-dimerReticuloendothelial functionProduction of superoxideInflammatory response