Table 2 Characteristics of concentrated ascites
(n = 233) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Harvested ascites | After concentration | Concentration ratio (times) | Recovery (%) | |
Total weight (g) | median | 4,720 | 490 | 10.0 | NA |
(min–max) | (500–14,150) | (55–1,550) | (2.2–55.0) | ||
Concentration of total protein (g/dL) | median | 3.2 | 13.9 | 4.4 | NA |
(min–max) | (0.3–6.3) | (1.7–23.7) | (0.6–31.0) | ||
Amount of calculated total protein (g) | median | 152.4 | 64.0 | NA | 44.9 |
(min–max) | (11.9–480.7) | (3.4–200.4) | (9.8–76.8) | ||
Concentration of albumin (g/dL) | median | 1.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | NA |
(min–max) | (0.1–3.4) | (1.2–14.2) | (0.7–38.0) | ||
Amount of calculated albumin (g) | median | 69.0 | 32.6 | NA | 49.0 |
(min–max) | (5.3–236.4) | (1.5–127.7) | (11.6–84.1) | ||