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العنوان
Ascitic and plasma D-dimer as a prognostic biomarker for predicting outcome and hospital mortality in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis /
المؤلف
Abd El-Hady, Ruwida Yahia Ahmed Lotfy.
هيئة الاعداد
باحث / رويدا يحيي أحمد لطفي عبدالهادي
مشرف / أحمد على محمد عبدالعليم
مشرف / فاطمة مختار شعبان
الموضوع
Liver - Cirrhosis.
تاريخ النشر
2023.
عدد الصفحات
129 p. :
اللغة
الإنجليزية
الدرجة
ماجستير
التخصص
الطب الباطني
تاريخ الإجازة
9/3/2023
مكان الإجازة
جامعة المنيا - كلية الطب - قسم الباطنة العامة
الفهرس
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Abstract

This article presents future-oriented research. This research comprised 60 patients from the Internal Medicine Division at Minia University Hospital who were diagnosed with decompensated liver problems and ascites.
Sixty participants were divided into four subgroups for the study.
The first group consists of 115 people who have hepatic hepatitis but no ascites.
Fifteen cirrhotics and ascites sufferers made up the second batch.
The third group consists of fifteen cirrhotic patients who also suffered from ascites and SBP.
A control group of 15 people with comparable backgrounds but no outward symptoms of liver disease made up group 4.
Participants were subjected to the usual battery of diagnostic tests, including a thorough medical history and physical, as well as an abdominal ultrasound. Standard hematologic and biochemical markers were measured in both their blood and urine samples.
Members of the following groups were not included in the study: Ascites might be caused by pregnancy, a history of venous thrombosis or intrahepatic thrombosis, or other medical disorders. It was impossible to identify patients’ Children Pugh or MELD scores upon arrival; patients were receiving anticoagulation medication as it is presently delivered; patients had malignant tumours; etc.
Biochemical tests and blood sampling:
At 9 a.m., while the subjects were still fasting, venous blood samples were collected. Blood collected in EDTA-treated tubes was used for a CBC, kidney function test, and other analyses. A blood sample was citrated and then separated for a prothrombin time test, allowing for the measurement of the adjusted hazard ratio (INR) and the serum D dimer level. Before removing 2 mL of ascitic fluid and depositing it in a syringe with bi sodium citrate, we steriled the skin there at puncture site.
Serum plasma d dimer concentrations were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (bioassay Technology laboratory, 228 Niangua Rd. yangpu Dist shinghai .china.)
Results
Previous research revealing substantially elevated serum Dalton in cirrhotic patients compared to non-cirrhotic patients (P0.0001*) was confirmed by the current investigation.
group III (Cirrhotic with SBP) had the highest serum d dimer levels, followed by group II (Cirrhotic with ascites), Groups I (Cirrhotic without ascites), and group IV (Non-Cirrhotic) ( Control ).
The ascitic d heterodimer was also found to be significantly greater in the Srp group than in the non-SBP group.
When comparing two different cutoffs for predicting cirrhotic ascitic persons with SBP, an ascitic d monomer > 380.5 ng/ml is more accurate.
We also concluded that Child C had an exceptionally high Serum D dimer level, despite their being significant statistical differences amongst Children A B (P=0.17).
We also found that the level of D dimer in the blood was correlated with the patient’s MELD score, and this link was very significant (P0.0001).
Using the MELD score, serum D dimer was significantly associated with 3-month mortality, with a cutoff of >674.0 ng/ml signifying >50% 3-month death.
Suggestions and Closing Considerations:
D-dimer revealed good diagnostic performance for Psi in patients with chronic liver disease, and there was a high association between sera and abscess E l levels in individuals with SBP.
D dimer levels were shown to be significantly correlated with the degree of liver damage in patients with cirrhosis. An increase in risk of hospital death was also seen in patients with liver cirrhosis and elevated D dimer levels.
The peritoneal tap remains the gold standard for detecting SBP, although the recommendation is that serum D-dimer and manner very similar D-dimer may be valuable and easy indicators for early identification. In addition, systolic blood pressure in hepatocellular carcinoma may be a useful predictive indicator for in-hospital mortality.