The Impact of ASCITIC Paracentesis on Symptomatic Outcomes in Palliative Patients: 3-Year Experience of a Melbourne Inpatient Palliative Care Unit Using Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Assessments

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

Age (years), range	68.65, 40–89
Male gender n, (%)	13 (50%)
Female gender n, (%)	13 (50%)
Admissions per person median, (range)	1(1–6)
Length of stay n (days), (range)	15.54, (1–82)
Aetiology of ascites n, (%)
Malignant	20 (76.92%)
Non-malignant	3 (11.54%)
Mixed	3 (11.54%)
Aetiology of malignant ascites n, (%)
Pancreatic cancer	5 (21.74%)
Cholangiocarcinoma	5 (21.74%)
Colorectal cancer	4 (17.39%)
Breast cancer	3 (13.04%)
Endometrial cancer	2 (8.70%)
Hepatocellular cancer	2 (8.70%)
Gastric cancer	1 (4.35%)
Oesophageal cancer	1 (4.35%)