Meeting
Abstract Number: 158
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Ceftriaxone or cefotaxime has been the drug of choice to treat spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) for many years, but little is known about microbiology, resistance rate to cephalosporines, and clinical outcomes over the last few decades. Our study aimed to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of culture-positive SBP at University of Kentucky Hospital. […]
Abstract Number: 159
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is associated with high mortality. A recent article[1] showed that, in the setting of SBP, delayed paracentesis was associated with increased mortality. Because of the clinical ramifications of this association, we attempted to recreate this finding using our local patient population. Methods: Similar to the study that prompted this inquiry, […]
Abstract Number: 694
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year old female with a history of morbid obesity status post lap band procedure presented with fevers, bloating, nausea and vomiting for 1 month. CT Abd/Pelvis w/o contrast demonstrated marked ascites intra-abdominally and in the pelvic cavity. Chlamydia/Gonorrhea assays were performed and returned negative. She then had a paracentesis with fluid […]
Abstract Number: 722
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man with decompensated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presented with sudden-onset hypotension. He described 3 days of fatigue, lethargy, and loss of appetite with a history of breeding chickens. He was afebrile, blood pressure was 70/40, and abdomen was distended without tenderness to palpation. Initial diagnostic paracentesis showed […]