Septicaemia after colonoscopy in patients with cirrhosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two patients with ulcerative colitis and chronic active hepatitis with cirrhosis, who developed Gram negative septicaemia after colonoscopy are described. These and two similar reported cases indicate that giving prophylactic antibiotics to patients with cirrhosis undergoing colonoscopy should be considered, particularly when the cirrhosis is advanced.
Medical subject headings
- Colonoscopy
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Sepsis