Table 1.

Classification of ascites according to response to treatment

Responsive	Ascites that can be fully mobilized or limited to grade 1 with diuretic therapy associated or not to moderate dietary sodium restriction
Recurrent	Ascites that recurs on at least 3 occasions within a 12-month period despite dietary sodium restriction and adequate diuretic dosage
Refractory	Ascites that cannot be mobilized or the early recurrence of which (i.e., after large-volume paracentesis) cannot be satisfactorily prevented by medical therapy