Diagnostic accuracy of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) in a contemporary unselected medical cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the different aetiologies of ascites and test the validity of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) and cytology in a contemporary unselected medical cohort.

Methods

All adult patients admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals, UK, between 1 May 2013 and 30 April 2018 with new-onset radiologically-confirmed ascites were included. Data were analysed to determine the distribution of different aetiologies of ascites and the diagnostic accuracy of SAAG in portal hypertension and cytology in malignancy as underlying causes of ascites.

Results

Over 5 years, 286 patients presented with new-onset ascites; 122 surgical cases were excluded. Most patients were men (n = 84, 51.2%) over 50 years of age (n = 142, 86.6%). Cirrhosis accounted for 54.9% (n = 9

SUBMITTER: Subhani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature