Haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic ascites in cirrhosis: Their relationship and impact on prognosis of liver cirrhosis

Haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic ascites in cirrhosis

  • Iftikhar Naqvi DUHS
  • Khalid Mahmood
  • Abu Talib
Keywords: Ascites, Hemorrhagic, Cirrhosis, Portal hypertension, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of haemorrhagic ascites on prognosis of patients with advance cirrhosis, this study was further aimed to assess the relationship between haemorrhagic ascites and advance cirrhosis and its effect on prognosis.

Methods: Eight hundred and thirty-eight patients having liver cirrhosis with ascites were analyzed retrospectively (over three years) while segregated into two groups haemorrhagic and non haemorrhagic ascites. Patient outcome variables were identified among both groups and independent predictors for survival were analyzed. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates determined survival rate comparison between groups.

Results: Haemorrhagic ascites was detected in (26.6%) patients. Spontaneous haemorrhagic ascites (79%) was the main cause of haemorrhagic ascites followed by hepatocellular carcinoma (14%) and iatrogenic (7.6%). Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and acute kidney injury were statistically significant (p= 0.0001, 0.0001) among groups. Overall mortality at year three was higher (83%) in haemorrhagic ascites group. Survival among both groups (haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic) at one month, one year and three year was found to be significant (p= 0.000, 0.000 and 0.000).

Conclusion: Haemorrhagic ascites impact overall survival with more mortality in comparison to non haemorrhagic ascites. Haemorrhagic ascites was an independent predictor of survival. Haemorrhagic ascites is possibly considered another predictor of survival among advance cirrhosis.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.2075

How to cite this:
Naqvi IH, Mahmood K, Talib A. Haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic ascites in cirrhosis: Their relationship and impact on prognosis of liver cirrhosis. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(4):603-608. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.2075

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Published
2020-05-12
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Naqvi, I., Mahmood, K., & Talib, A. (2020). Haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic ascites in cirrhosis: Their relationship and impact on prognosis of liver cirrhosis: Haemorrhagic versus non haemorrhagic ascites in cirrhosis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.2075
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