Table 1 Constituents of ascites before and after apheresis

Before

After

Before

After

Total protein (g/dl)

4.71

21.19

4.73

14.04

Albumin (g/dl)

2.78

12.92

2.59

7.97

BUN (mg/dl)

18.7

12.6

12.7

3.7

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.65

0.47

0.57

0.2

Uric acid (mg/dl)

7.6

6.7

6.9

2.9

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

135

421

125

370

AST (IU/l)

17

79

17

74

ALT (IU/l)

6

25

6

14

LDH (IU/l)

559

2336

517

2124

Gamma-GTP (IU/l)

48

61

39

48

ALP (IU/l)

787

825

464

589

Na (mEq/l)

138

141

140

146

K (mEq/l)

3.5

2.7

3.1

1.2

Cl (mEq/l)

102

85

102

105

Total Bil (mg/dl)

0.5

2.6

1.5

4.7

Direct Bil (mg/dl)

0.1

0.3

0.4

0.6

CRP (mg/dl)

1.9

8

1.4

5.4

Endotoxin (pg/ml)

2.23

<3

1.87

<3