MPV and NLR as Predictors of SBP Diagnosis

Sohag University332 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to investigate the clinical utility of mean platelet volume (MPV) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as diagnostic markers for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

332

Conditions

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Interventions

Measurement of mean platelet volume (MPV) and blood neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR)DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MPV and NLR are easily accessible and inexpensive tests

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Decompensated liver cirrhosis ascetic patients. Exclusion Criteria: * Immunocompromised patients. * Patients who had received antibiotics before hospital admission. * Patients on anticoagulant medications, NSAIDs, or oral contraceptive drugs. * Patients with heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, peripheral vascular disease, hematological disorders, and neoplastic disorders and patients with clinically overt hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism or with clinically and laboratory-evident autoimmune diseases.

Locations (1)

Sohag Faculty of Medicine

Sohag, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The utility of MPV as non-invasive predictor of SBP

It will be measured from CBC

Time frame: 1 year

The utility of NLR as non-invasive predictor of SBP

It will be measured from CBC

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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