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Limited effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.


ABSTRACT: Current guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients with various degrees of cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding. This study assessed the need for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with low Child-Pugh scores. We retrospectively screened all patients with cirrhosis who underwent upper endoscopies for UGI bleeding in a referral hospital in Taiwan between 2003 and 2014, from which 913 patients were enrolled after excluding patients with active bacterial infections, recent antibiotic use, early death, and Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis. Among them, 73 (8%) received prophylactic antibiotics, and 45 (4.9%) exhibited 14-day bacterial infection. Neither Child-Pugh score nor model for end stage liver disease score were optimal for predicting bacterial infection because their areas under the curves were 0.610 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.529-0.691) and 0.666 (95% CI: 0.591-0.742), respectively. Antibiotic prophylaxis did not reduce the risks of 14-day bacterial infection (relative risk [RR]: 0.932, 95% CI: 0.300-2.891, P = 0.902), 14-day rebleeding (RR: 0.791, 95% CI: 0.287-2.181, P = 0.650), or 42-day mortality (RR: 2.710, 95% CI: 0.769-9.524, P = 0.121). The results remained similar after propensity score adjustment. On-demand antibiotic treatment might suffice for patients with Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis and UGI bleeding.

SUBMITTER: Chang TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7034903 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Limited effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Chang Te-Sheng TS   Tsai Ying-Huang YH   Lin Yi-Heng YH   Chen Chun-Hsien CH   Lu Chung-Kuang CK   Huang Wen-Shih WS   Yang Yao-Hsu YH   Chen Wei-Ming WM   Hsieh Yung-Yu YY   Wu Yu-Chih YC   Tung Shui-Yi SY   Huang Yen-Hua YH  

PloS one 20200221 2


Current guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients with various degrees of cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding. This study assessed the need for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with low Child-Pugh scores. We retrospectively screened all patients with cirrhosis who underwent upper endoscopies for UGI bleeding in a referral hospital in Taiwan between 2003 and 2014, from which 913 patients were enrolled after excluding patients with active bacterial infections,  ...[more]

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