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. 2014 Sep 16;4(4):279–286. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2014.08.003

Table 2.

Results of Ascitic Fluid (AF) Analysis.

Parameter Result
Fluid volume 1.3L (SD 0.357)
Mean fluid protein level 2.25 mg/dl (SD 0.57)
Mean total cell no. isolated 23.87 x106 cells (SD 17.2)
Mean percentage of PMф in total cells no. isolated 53.73% (SD 18.1).
Cell viability 93% (SD 2.8)
Fluid appearance was:
 clear in 8/12 patients (66.6%)
 hazy in 3/12 patients (25%)
 cloudy/slightly blood-stained in 1/12 patients (8.3%)