The contribution of ascitic fluid to body weight in patients with liver cirrhosis, and its estimation using girth: a cross-sectional observational study.
E LamartiMary HicksonPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)
Current dietetic guidance should be re-evaluated to reflect the greater weight differences identified. Measuring girth pre-paracentesis may help to inform dry weight estimation. Further research is required to verify the accuracy of estimating ascitic weight from pre-paracentesis girth.