Table 2.

Serious adverse events

	Pleurx group (n = 6)	Large Volume Paracentesis Group (n = 7)
Mortality	Terminal liver failure n = 1	Head trauma n = 1
Adverse events	Hyponatremia n = 2 Bacterial Peritonitis n = 1 Hepatic encephalopathy n = 1 Hypokaliemia n = 1 Sepsis n = 1	Bacterial Peritonitis n = 1 Hepatic encephalopathy n = 2 Hepatorenal syndrome n = 2 Infections of unknown origin n = 1 Variceal bleeding n = 1 Erysipelas n = 1