Ascitic Fluid to Serum Bilirubin Ratio for Differentiation of Exudates From Transudates
Background:Regarding the diagnostic errors of the classic criteria including serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG),total protein concentration and the adapted Light et al’s criteria in distinguishing transudate versus exudates, we evaluated the ascitic fluid to serum bilirubin ratio as a new criteri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Iran University of Medical Sciences
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Online Access: | http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |