Frequency of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver cirrhosis patients having Hepatic Encephalopathy

Aim: to find out the frequency of sbp in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and association of different grades of hepatic encephalopathy with sbp. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted at dera ghazi hospital,dera ghazi khan form june 2013 to may 2014. patients with hepatic encephalopathy and ascites with age from 20 to 60 years were included in this study. patients were labeled as having sbp when ascetic fluid neutrophil count > 250/ml. hepatic encephalopathy was graded according to west heaven criteria. results: total 155 patients with hepatic encephalopathy were included in this study. mean age of patients was 38.9±11.7. males were 119(77%) and females were 36(23%). overall sbp was present in 81(52.3%) patients. conclusion: he and sbp are the common complications in liver cirrhosis. most of the he patients having sbp as well as precipitating factor. the treatment of sbp is the important step of management of he in liver cirrhosis.