The CA 125 levels were measured in the serum of all patients and also simultaneously in the ascitic fluid of 15 patients. Conclusion: The elevation of serum CA 125 is common in patients with liver ...

Although not predictive of the development of SBP, the presence of bacterial DNA in ascitic fluid and serum is an indicator of a poor prognosis necessitating further investigation. [72] ...

Serum and peritoneal-fluid oncotic pressures also were not measured ... One cannot draw conclusions about the rate of formation and absorption of ascites from the present study in patients without ...