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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2022 Oct 1;224(6):1432–1437. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.054

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Composite risk factors for PA and associated rates.

PA = persistent ascites.

Fig. 3 represents the composite risk factors for PA (preoperative platelet transfusion, MELD> 17 POD5 and TEG MA<40 on POD5). With each incremental increase in risk factors there is continuous increase in rate of PA.