title: [Intravenous re-infusion of ascitic fluid in patients with treatment-resistant cirrhotic ascites (author's transl)].
abstract: Unmodified ascitic fluid was re-infused into 14 patients with treatment-resistant cirrhotic ascites. Re-infusion lasted for 41 hours, divided over five days, with an average duration of 8 3/4 hours per day. Weight reduction averaged 10.5 kg, decrease in abdominal circumference 13 cm. Urine production rose by an average of + 23.7%. Azotaemia and abnormal serum electrolytes levels tended towards normal.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D001835:Body Weight; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes
vernacular_title: Intravenöse Reinfusionsbehandlung bei therapierefraktärem Aszites.