Ascitic fluid lipid profile and albumin level

Authors

  • Divya Ranjith Resident, Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur
  • MP Ranjith Resident,Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur, India
  • Debesh Dutta Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur
  • MG Krishnan Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur, India
  • R KamalRaj Resident, Department of Surgery, Madurai Medical college, Madurai, India
  • K Vinu Intern, Department of Surgery, Madurai Medical college, Madurai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.4656

Keywords:

Albumin, Ascites, Lipid profile

Abstract

Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient is the best single test for classifying ascites into portal hypertensive and nonportal hypertensive causes. Like Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient, Serum Ascites Lipid Gradient is also a subtraction of serum and ascitic fluid values of lipid fractions. In this comparative study Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient and Serum Ascites Lipid Gradient of 180 patients with ascites of different etiologies: 75 patients with cirrhosis, 15 patients with noncirrhotic portal hypertension, 45 patients with abdominal tuberculosis, 45 patients with intraabdominal malignancy were assayed. The study showed a statistically significant difference between the portal hypertension and nonportal hypertension group for both Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient and Serum Ascites Lipid Gradient (p<0.0001). The sensitivity, specificity of both were found to be comparable. In conclusion like Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient, Serum Ascites Lipid Gradient is also a useful parameter in differentiating high portal pressure ascites from low portal pressure ascites.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.4656

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Author Biographies

Divya Ranjith, Resident, Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur

Resident,

Department of Medicine,

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college,

Jabalpur,

India

MP Ranjith, Resident,Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur, India

Resident,

Departement of Medicine,

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college,

Jabalpur,

India

Debesh Dutta, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur

Associate Professor,

Department of Medicine,

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college,

Jabalpur,

India

MG Krishnan, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college, Jabalpur, India

Assistant Professor,

Department of Pathology,

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical college,

Jabalpur,

India

R KamalRaj, Resident, Department of Surgery, Madurai Medical college, Madurai, India

Resident,

Department of Surgery,

Madurai Medical college,

Madurai,

India

K Vinu, Intern, Department of Surgery, Madurai Medical college, Madurai, India

Intern,

Department of Surgery,

Madurai Medical college,

Madurai,

India

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Published

2010-07-18

How to Cite

Ranjith, D., Ranjith, M., Dutta, D., Krishnan, M., KamalRaj, R., & Vinu, K. (2010). Ascitic fluid lipid profile and albumin level. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 36(1), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.4656

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2010)

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Letters to the Editor

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