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==Overview==
==Overview==
Despite remarkable knowledge and evidence about earlier detection, medical therapy, the average mortality rate of [[SBP]] remains elevated, ~ 30% ranging from < 5% in low-risk patients to ~ 90% in those at higher risk.In these patients, approximately half of all deaths occur after resolution of [[infection]] and are consequent to development of complications such as [[upper gastrointestinal bleeding]], [[renal dysfunction]], [[hepatic encephalopathy]] and [[paralytic ileus]].Among these complications, [[renal impairment]] is probably the strongest independent predictor of [[mortality]].The stronger predictors of poor outcome in [[SBP]] include the concurrent development of [[sepsis]] and subsequent [[multiple organ failure]] (MOF).<ref name="pmid18293275">{{cite journal| author=Tandon P, Garcia-Tsao G| title=Bacterial infections, sepsis, and multiorgan failure in cirrhosis. | journal=Semin Liver Dis | year= 2008 | volume= 28 | issue= 1 | pages= 26-42 | pmid=18293275 | doi=10.1055/s-2008-1040319 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18293275  }} </ref>
Early diagnosis and initiating treatment is the most important factor for improving the [[Survival rate|survival]] and avoiding the complications of SBP. The sooner the diagnosis, the better the outcome.


==Natural History , Complications and Prognosis==
==Natural history==
* Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a potentially fatal yet reversible cause of deterioration in patients with decompensated [[cirrhosis]].
*SBP is treatable with [[antibiotics]] but early diagnosis and intiation of [[Antibiotic therapy|empiric antibiotic therapy]] is the most important factor for survival.
* SBP developing in the setting of [[ascites]] from causes other than [[cirrhosis]] is rare, but can occur in:
*In a study performed in 2006, Each hour of delay of administration of empiric antibiotics was associated with increased [[Mortality rate|mortality]] by 7.6% while administration of [[antibiotics]] at the first hour of [[hypotension]] increased overall survival to 79%.<ref name="pmid16625125">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kumar A, Roberts D, Wood KE, Light B, Parrillo JE, Sharma S, Suppes R, Feinstein D, Zanotti S, Taiberg L, Gurka D, Kumar A, Cheang M |title=Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock |journal=Crit. Care Med. |volume=34 |issue=6 |pages=1589–96 |year=2006 |pmid=16625125 |doi=10.1097/01.CCM.0000217961.75225.E9 |url=}}</ref>
Cardiac ascites, nephrogenic ascites, ascites associated with [[fulminant hepatic failure]], malignant ascites, and alcoholic and viral [[hepatitis]].
* Untreated disease leads to complications and has a poor prognosis.
* Uncomplicated SBP is defined as spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in the absence of [[shock]], [[hemorrhage]], [[ileus]], severe [[renal failure]] and severe [[encephalopathy]].


===Natural History===
==Complications==
* Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a well-known complication of Cirrhotic ascites.
The physician should have a high index of suspicion to diagnose SBP early and start empiric antibiotic therapy. The earlier the stage of diagnosis, the better the survival.
* A longitudinal study conducted in 263 cirrhotic patients (HCV related in 127 cases and alcoholic in 136 cases) with a mean age of 6 I .2+/- I I .4 years), after the first ascites decompensation to evaluate the probability of SBP development, which describes the natural history of SBP and the results include the following:<ref name="CaneteErice2007">{{cite journal|last1=Canete|first1=N.|last2=Erice|first2=E.|last3=Bargallo|first3=A.|last4=Cirera|first4=I.|last5=Masnou|first5=H.|last6=Miquel|first6=M.|last7=Coll|first7=S.|last8=Gimenez|first8=M.D.|last9=Galeras|first9=J.A.|last10=Morillas|first10=R.M.|last11=Planas|first11=R.|last12=Sola|first12=R.|title=[219] NATURAL HISTORY OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN 263 CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS AFTER THE FIRST ASCITES DECOMPENSATION|journal=Journal of Hepatology|volume=46|year=2007|pages=S90–S91|issn=01688278|doi=10.1016/S0168-8278(07)61817-0}}</ref>
===Hypotension, hypothermia and shock:===
** Approximately 25% of cirrhotic patients developed SBP within the first 3 years after the first ascites decompensation, mainly if they have an ascitic fluid protein concentration below 10g/L. Although the SBP resolution was achieved in almost 90% ofcases, SBP-induced renal failure appeared in a third of the patients and it was associated with a short survival-rate.
*With the progression of [[infection]], [[septicaemia]] ensues with its classic symptoms and signs. [[Septicaemia]] and [[shock]] are associated with very bad prognosis.
* SBP has evolved from a universally fatal disease to a reversible and even preventable cause of deterioration or death in a patient with advanced cirrhosis.<ref name="pmid15920324">{{cite journal| author=Sheer TA, Runyon BA| title=Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. | journal=Dig Dis | year= 2005 | volume= 23 | issue= 1 | pages= 39-46 | pmid=15920324 | doi=10.1159/000084724 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15920324  }} </ref>
===Altered mental status:===
* Progression may be accelerated by the development of other complications such as (re)bleeding, hepatic ([[Hepatic encephalopathy]]) and renal impairment (refractory [[ascites]], [[hepato-renal syndrome]]), [[hepato-pulmonary syndrome]].
*[[Liver diseases|Hepatic decompensation]] in association with the progression of [[infection]] make [[altered mental status]] more likely to happen. [[Ammonia]] levels can be within normal limits or slightly elevated as [[Liver diseases|hepatic decompensation]] is not the only element leading to the [[altered mental status]].
* SBP resolves with antibiotic therapy in approximately 90% of patients.<ref name="pmid19160207">{{cite journal| author=Chavez-Tapia NC, Soares-Weiser K, Brezis M, Leibovici L| title=Antibiotics for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2009 | volume= | issue= 1 | pages= CD002232 | pmid=19160207 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD002232.pub2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19160207  }} </ref>  
===Paralytic ileus:===
* Failure of antibiotic therapy is usually due to resistant bacteria or secondary bacterial peritonitis.
*[[Peritonitis|Peritoneal inflammation]] can be complicated with [[paralytic ileus]]. [[Paralytic ileus]] is a very poor prognostic sign with increased [[mortality rate]].
===Diarrhea:===
*[[Diarrhea]] is common due to associated [[Bacterial overgrowth|intestinal bacterial overgrowth]].<ref name="pmid9210626">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guarner C, Runyon BA, Young S, Heck M, Sheikh MY |title=Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic rats with ascites |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=26 |issue=6 |pages=1372–8 |year=1997 |pmid=9210626 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


===Complications===
==Prognosis==
* [[Sepsis]]
* [[Encephalopathy]]
* [[Liver failure]]
* [[Renal failure]]
* Tense [[ascites]]
* [[Coma]]
* [[Death]]


===Prognosis===
*[[Mortality rate|Mortality]] of SBP remains high. 1-year [[mortality rate]] is 30-90% <ref name="pmid25253362">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sundaram V, Manne V, Al-Osaimi AM |title=Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: recommendations from two United States centers |journal=Saudi J Gastroenterol |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=279–87 |year=2014 |pmid=25253362 |pmc=4196342 |doi=10.4103/1319-3767.141686 |url=}}</ref>, probably due to the advanced [[Liver diseases|liver disease]] present in the first place.
* The prognosis of SBP has improved dramatically since its first description.
*Early admission and [[Cephalosporins|prophylactic cephalosporins]] might have a role in decreasing [[mortality rate]].<ref name="urlSpontaneous bacterial peritonis - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0011502985900021?via%3Dihub |title=Spontaneous bacterial peritonis - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* During the early 1970s, the mortality associated with hospitalization for SBP reached 80% to 90%. <ref name="pmid25091061">{{cite journal| author=Kim JJ, Tsukamoto MM, Mathur AK, Ghomri YM, Hou LA, Sheibani S et al.| title=Delayed paracentesis is associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. | journal=Am J Gastroenterol | year= 2014 | volume= 109 | issue= 9 | pages= 1436-42 | pmid=25091061 | doi=10.1038/ajg.2014.212 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25091061  }} </ref>
* Since that time, the widespread use of paracentesis;
* Higher index of suspicion of infection; and the
* Clarification of diagnostic criteria, together with
* Use of better and safer antibiotics, has significantly improved the short-term prognosis of these patients.
* Currently, there are essentially no deaths as a result of this infection, provided it is detected and treated before the development of shock or renal failure.
* Unfortunately, the long-term prognosis remains extremely poor among survivors of an episode of SBP, a manifestation of severe impairment of liver function.
* Probabilities of survival of 1 and 2 years are in the range of 30% and 20%, respectively.
* Therefore, [[liver transplantation]] should be considered for patients who survive an episode of SBP in the absence of contraindications.<ref name="pmid9798013">{{cite journal| author=Such J, Runyon BA| title=Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 1998 | volume= 27 | issue= 4 | pages= 669-74; quiz 675-6 | pmid=9798013 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9798013  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15920324">{{cite journal| author=Sheer TA, Runyon BA| title=Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. | journal=Dig Dis | year= 2005 | volume= 23 | issue= 1 | pages= 39-46 | pmid=15920324 | doi=10.1159/000084724 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15920324  }} </ref>
* Inpatient mortality has declined from 100% in the 1960s to 60–70% in the 1970s and 1980s to 30% or less in studies performed in the past 10 years. This is likely due to earlier detection and effective, nontoxic therapy.
* Approximately half of all deaths in patients with SBP occur after resolution of the infection and are from gastrointestinal hemorrhage or liver or renal failure.
* One study showed an overall mortality of 37.8% in patients admitted with SBP, but only 2.2% were directly attributable to infection
* The presence of renal insufficiency is the strongest independent prognostic indicator, but the presence of peripheral [[leukocytosis]], older age, higher [[Child-Pugh score]] <ref name="D'AmicoGarcia-Tsao2006">{{cite journal|last1=D'Amico|first1=Gennaro|last2=Garcia-Tsao|first2=Guadalupe|last3=Pagliaro|first3=Luigi|title=Natural history and prognostic indicators of survival in cirrhosis: A systematic review of 118 studies|journal=Journal of Hepatology|volume=44|issue=1|year=2006|pages=217–231|issn=01688278|doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2005.10.013}}</ref>, and the presence of an ileus have also been shown to predict inpatient mortality.<ref name="FolloLlovet1994">{{cite journal|last1=Follo|first1=Antonio|last2=Llovet|first2=Jose María|last3=Navasa|first3=Miquel|last4=Planas|first4=Ramón|last5=Forns|first5=Xavier|last6=Francitorra|first6=Anna|last7=Rimola|first7=Antoni|last8=Gassull|first8=Miguel Angel|last9=Arroyo|first9=Vicente|last10=Rodés|first10=Joan|title=Renal impairment after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: Incidence, clinical course, predictive factors and prognosis|journal=Hepatology|volume=20|issue=6|year=1994|pages=1495–1501|issn=02709139|doi=10.1002/hep.1840200619}}</ref>
 
* Patients with hospital versus community-acquired SBP also appear to have a higher mortality.
* Patients surviving an episode of SBP should be considered for liver transplantation if acceptable.
* The use of selective intestinal decontamination (SID) with [[norfloxacin]] in patients admitted to the hospital with low-protein ascites has also shown a reduction in the incidence of SBP from 22.5 to 0%
* [[Renal dysfunction]] is an important prognostic indicator followed by the [[Model for End-Stage Liver Disease]] [[(MELD) score]], which is a reliable measure of short-term mortality risk in patients with end-stage liver disease necessitating [[Liver transplantation]].<ref name="Kamath2001">{{cite journal|last1=Kamath|first1=P|title=A model to predict survival in patients with end-stage liver disease|journal=Hepatology|volume=33|issue=2|year=2001|pages=464–470|issn=02709139|doi=10.1053/jhep.2001.22172}}</ref>
* With an increase of [[MELD score]] prognosis becomes worse. <ref name="pmid21145427">{{cite journal |author=Tandon P, Garcia-Tsao G |title=Renal dysfunction is the most important independent predictor of mortality in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |journal=Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=260–5 |year=2011 |month=March |pmid=21145427 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2010.11.038 |url=}}</ref>
* The grave prognosis associated with a diagnosis of SBP in in-patients may not be applicable to outpatients with neutrocytic ascites.<ref name="pmid12668984">{{cite journal| author=Evans LT, Kim WR, Poterucha JJ, Kamath PS| title=Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in asymptomatic outpatients with cirrhotic ascites. | journal=Hepatology | year= 2003 | volume= 37 | issue= 4 | pages= 897-901 | pmid=12668984 | doi=10.1053/jhep.2003.50119 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12668984  }} </ref>
* '''Predictors of mortality in SBP'''
**'''Modifiable factors''':
*** Timely diagnosis.
*** Effective first-line treatment.
**'''Bacterial factors'''
*** Culture-positivity (ascites/blood).
*** Bacterial load.
*** Multi-drug resistance to antibiotics.<ref name="pmid27099449">{{cite journal| author=Alexopoulou A, Vasilieva L, Agiasotelli D, Siranidi K, Pouriki S, Tsiriga A et al.| title=Extensively drug-resistant bacteria are an independent predictive factor of mortality in 130 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or spontaneous bacteremia. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2016 | volume= 22 | issue= 15 | pages= 4049-56 | pmid=27099449 | doi=10.3748/wjg.v22.i15.4049 | pmc=4823256 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27099449  }} </ref>
** '''Host factors'''
*** Age.
*** Co-morbidity.
*** Site of acquisition of infection ( Community vs Nosocomial).
*** Severity of liver-dysfunction.
*** Genetic risk factors.
* The best predictor of survival is resolution of infection which is best influenced by effective first-line antibiotic therapy since other factors are not modifiable.<ref name="pmid16625125">{{cite journal| author=Kumar A, Roberts D, Wood KE, Light B, Parrillo JE, Sharma S et al.| title=Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock. | journal=Crit Care Med | year= 2006 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 1589-96 | pmid=16625125 | doi=10.1097/01.CCM.0000217961.75225.E9 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16625125  }} </ref>


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Overview

Early diagnosis and initiating treatment is the most important factor for improving the survival and avoiding the complications of SBP. The sooner the diagnosis, the better the outcome.

Natural history

  • SBP is treatable with antibiotics but early diagnosis and intiation of empiric antibiotic therapy is the most important factor for survival.
  • In a study performed in 2006, Each hour of delay of administration of empiric antibiotics was associated with increased mortality by 7.6% while administration of antibiotics at the first hour of hypotension increased overall survival to 79%.[1]

Complications

The physician should have a high index of suspicion to diagnose SBP early and start empiric antibiotic therapy. The earlier the stage of diagnosis, the better the survival.

Hypotension, hypothermia and shock:

Altered mental status:

Paralytic ileus:

Diarrhea:

Prognosis

References

  1. Kumar A, Roberts D, Wood KE, Light B, Parrillo JE, Sharma S, Suppes R, Feinstein D, Zanotti S, Taiberg L, Gurka D, Kumar A, Cheang M (2006). "Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock". Crit. Care Med. 34 (6): 1589–96. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000217961.75225.E9. PMID 16625125.
  2. Guarner C, Runyon BA, Young S, Heck M, Sheikh MY (1997). "Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic rats with ascites". J. Hepatol. 26 (6): 1372–8. PMID 9210626.
  3. Sundaram V, Manne V, Al-Osaimi AM (2014). "Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: recommendations from two United States centers". Saudi J Gastroenterol. 20 (5): 279–87. doi:10.4103/1319-3767.141686. PMC 4196342. PMID 25253362.
  4. "Spontaneous bacterial peritonis - ScienceDirect".