Reviewer's report
Title:High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Version: 1Date:10 September 2012
Reviewer: Masaki Kaibori
Reviewer's report:
Comments:
The manuscript "High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites"
details the effect of variable infectious diseases on the mortalities of cirrhotic
patients with ascites. The authors demonstrate that infectious diseases indeed
increased 30-day and 90-day mortalities of cirrhotic 1,294 patients with ascites.
Among variable infectious diseases, pneumonia was most related to mortalities.
It is an interesting and important study examining the impact of pneumonia or
SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Why is the pneumonia related to mortality
of cirrhotic patients with ascites? Please describe the authors'
speculation in the Discussion section.
Reviewer's report
Title:High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Version: 1Date:10 September 2012
Reviewer: Masaki Kaibori
Reviewer's report:
Comments:
The manuscript "High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites"
details the effect of variable infectious diseases on the mortalities of cirrhotic
patients with ascites. The authors demonstrate that infectious diseases indeed
increased 30-day and 90-day mortalities of cirrhotic 1,294 patients with ascites.
Among variable infectious diseases, pneumonia was most related to mortalities.
It is an interesting and important study examining the impact of pneumonia or
SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Why is the pneumonia related to mortality
of cirrhotic patients with ascites? Please describe the authors'
speculation in the Discussion section.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Version: 1Date:10 September 2012
Reviewer: Masaki Kaibori
Reviewer's report:
Comments:
The manuscript "High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites"
details the effect of variable infectious diseases on the mortalities of cirrhotic
patients with ascites. The authors demonstrate that infectious diseases indeed
increased 30-day and 90-day mortalities of cirrhotic 1,294 patients with ascites.
Among variable infectious diseases, pneumonia was most related to mortalities.
It is an interesting and important study examining the impact of pneumonia or
SBP in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Why is the pneumonia related to mortality
of cirrhotic patients with ascites? Please describe the authors'
speculation in the Discussion section.
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