Indications for diagnostic paracentesis.
- Cirrhotic patients with ascites at admission
- Cirrhotic patients with ascites and signs or symptoms of infection: fever, leukocytosis, abdominal pain
- Cirrhotic patients with ascites who present with a clinical condition that is deteriorating during hospitalization: renal function impairment, hepatic encephalopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding
- Patients with new-onset ascites