Common risk factors in cirrhotic patients with ascites include: low protein level in ascitic fluid (<1 g/dL), upper GI bleeding, low complement concentration (complement 3) in ascitic fluid, renal failure, elevated serum bilirubin level (>4 mg/dL), use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in cirrhotic patients have an increased risk, Child-Pugh stage C, Model For End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) ≥ 22.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis risk factors
Gastrointestinal perforation risk factors
Acute mesenteric ischemia risk factors
Mesenteric ischemia risk factors
Ascending cholangitis risk factors
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis laboratory findings
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis pathophysiology
Acute pancreatitis risk factors