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Diseases » Ascites » Summary
 

What is Ascites?

What is Ascites?

  • Ascites: Fluid accumulation in abdominal cavity.
  • Ascites: Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The fluid may be serous, hemorrhagic, or the result of tumor metastasis to the peritoneum. -- 2004
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Ascites: accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Ascites: Introduction

How serious is Ascites?

Complications of Ascites: see complications of Ascites

What causes Ascites?

Causes of Ascites: see causes of Ascites

What are the symptoms of Ascites?

Symptoms of Ascites: see symptoms of Ascites

Complications of Ascites: see complications of Ascites

Ascites: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ascites.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ascites.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Ascites: see treatments for Ascites
Research for Ascites: see research for Ascites

Society issues for Ascites


Hospitalization statistics for Ascites: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ascites:

  • 0.048% (6,107) of hospital consultant episodes were for ascites in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 77% of hospital consultant episodes for ascites required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 51% of hospital consultant episodes for ascites were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 49% of hospital consultant episodes for ascites were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 68% of hospital consultant episodes for ascites required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ascites in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for ascites in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Ascites:

Organs and body systems related to Ascites include:

Name and Aliases of Ascites

Main name of condition: Ascites

Other names or spellings for Ascites:

Peritoneal cavity fluid, Peritoneal fluid excess Source - Diseases Database

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