Tag: Cirrhosis

Revisiting a Core Practice: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cirrhotic Bleeds

by Azalia Samsam, DO and Kevin Tomecsek, MD posted September 14, 2026 Comments: No Comments

In adults with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding, does shorter‑duration or no antibiotic prophylaxis, compared with longer‑duration prophylaxis, lead to better clinical outcomes such as reduced mortality, infection, or adverse events?

Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

by Anand Swaminathan posted November 16, 2017 Comments: No Comments

Definition: Acute infection of the ascitic fluid in a patient with liver disease without another source of infection Epidemiology: (Runyon 1988, Runyon 1988, Borzio 2001) Incidence 10-25% risk of at least one episode per year 20% risk in those with ascites ...

Infectious Disease