Treatment of patient's with refractory ascites by reinfusion of ascitic fluid
Refractory ascites is recognized in patients with various conditions and it is a great problem. It deteriorates patient's life and is a sign of poor prognosis. Different methods of peritoneal fluid reinfusion belong to effective non-pharmaceutical therapeutic approaches. Main target of this study was to analyse the effectiveness and safety of peritoneal fluid reinfusion and to compare two methods of its administration (i.v. reinfusion and intraperitoneal reinfusion). Reinfusion of concentrated ascites are as safe and effective as total paracentesis with albumin infusion for the treatment of tense ascites in patients.