Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas that may extend to local and distant extrapancreatic tissues. It is a lifethreatening disease that has many causes, few effective treatments, numerous serious complications, and an often unpredictable course. The objectives of this study are to develop our knowledge about presentation and diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, to assess the patient with acute pancreatitis accurately and to develop a standard management protocol.
Methods: This observational study was carried out in Combined
Complement 3 is an important component of ascitic fluid total protein, which offers local defence against infection of the ascitic fluid. Hepatic synthesis of complement 3 as well as other proteins and their concentrations in ascitic fluid is significantly reduced in patients with advanced cirrhosis. The level of protein in ascitic fluid in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis was compared with that in patients without spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Ascitic fluid protein level in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (n=15) was 1.1 ± 0.3 g/dL whereas it was 1.5 ± 0.5 g/dL in patients without spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (n=15). In conclusion, this study suggests that, ascitic fluid protein level is significantly (p=0.008) reduced in cirrhotic patients who develop spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.Keywords: Ascitic fluid; Bacteria; Cirrhosis; PeritonitisOnline: 11 August 2009DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v35i2.3023Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2009; 35: 41-43
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