2022
Ascites and its complications
Garcia‐Tsao G. Ascites and its complications. 2022, 522-531. DOI: 10.1002/9781119600527.ch59.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCirrhotic ascitesPresence of ascitesMainstay of therapySevere liver diseaseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisAccumulation of fluidHepatorenal syndromePeritoneal malignancyUncomplicated ascitesAbdominal ultrasonographySodium restrictionCirrhotic patientsHepatic hydrothoraxBacterial peritonitisHeart failureLiver diseaseDecompensated stageCommon causePeritoneal cavityAscitesPatientsMost cost-effective methodBacterial infectionsCirrhosisCommon type
1998
The diagnostic and predictive value of ascites nitric oxide levels in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Garcia‐Tsao G, Angulo P, Garcia J, Groszmann R, Cadelina G. The diagnostic and predictive value of ascites nitric oxide levels in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Hepatology 1998, 28: 17-21. PMID: 9657091, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisCirrhotic patientsNO levelsSterile ascitesBacterial peritonitisDiagnosis of SBPNitric oxideBaseline NO levelsSerum NO levelsCulture-negative peritonitisSevere liver diseaseNitric oxide metabolitesUseful prognostic markerNitric oxide levelsSignificant direct correlationInitial paracentesisLiver diseaseSerum levelsOxide metabolitesPrognostic markerOxide levelsPeritonitisAscitesAscites samplesPatients