Iqbal, Umair; Ahmed, Zohaib; Anwar, Hafsa; Shah, Nihit M; Lee, Wade; Nawras, Ali; Khara, Har S; Ahmed, Aijaz; Khurana, Sandeep
description
Hemorrhagic ascites is characterized as red blood cell count greater than 10,000/mm. In cirrhosis, ascites is an event of decompensation, and associated with poor prognosis. However, significance of hemorrhagic ascites is unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the significance of hemorrhagic ascites in cirrhotic patients.