Table 12. Factors associated with premature termination of CART sessions (univariate analysis).

Items		Completed sessions (n = 321)	Terminated sessions (n = 33)	P-value
Properties of original ascites
	Amount of fluid [g]	3694 ± 1741	3841 ± 1469	0.641
	Total protein concentration [g/dL]	2.4 ± 1.4	4.5 ± 1.0	< 0.001
	Transudative ascites	56.0%	15.4%	< 0.001
	Bloody ascites	25.9%	27.3%	0.860
	Chylous ascites	9.1%	9.7%	1.000
	Fibrin clot formation	10.3%	30.3%	< 0.001
	Heparin addition in bags	28.3%	9.1%	0.021
Filtration-concentration condition
	Pump use as the driving force	79.4%	66.7%	0.090
	Inside-out as direction of filtration	88.8%	93.9%	0.555
	Processing speed settings [g/min]	87.3 ± 62.9	57.8 ± 58.7	0.010
	Concentration ratio	9.5 ± 4.9	5.3 ± 2.2	< 0.001