Table 1 Results of amylase, albumin, ascites output, and Evans blue assays (n = 10 for each time point)

 Serum amylase (IU/L)

834.10 ± 30.67

824.00 ± 20.50

831.10 ± 29.49

 Serum albumin (g/L)

15.80 ± 0.29

15.60 ± 0.27

16.20 ± 0.92

 Evans blue (ng/mg)

5.07 ± 0.47

5.62 ± 0.78

4.90 ± 0.56

 Serum amylase (IU/L)

3831.30 ± 178.52*

6650.90 ± 366.15*

2470.70 ± 126.41*

 Serum albumin (g/L)

13.10 ± 0.31*

11.40 ± 0.22*

6.90 ± 0.53*

 Evans blue (ng/mg)

13.40 ± 0.97*

21.88 ± 1.19*

39.46 ± 1.48*^,**

 Ascites output^a (mL)

7.75 ± 0.84

13.35 ± 1.06

21.15 ± 1.69

 Ascites albumin^a (mg)

46.00 ± 5.40

56.00 ± 5.20

88.00 ± 9.50

 Ascites amylase^a (IU/L)

18,110.90 ± 752.26

33,017.70 ± 4605.52

11,582.70 ± 1040.69

 Serum amylase (IU/L)

3898.30 ± 139.81*

6604.80 ± 356.46*

2456.00 ± 106.70*

 Serum albumin (g/L)

13.03 ± 0.18*

11.48 ± 0.19*

6.94 ± 0.41*

 Evans blue (ng/mg)

13.45 ± 0.16*

22.00 ± 0.53*

40.06 ± 1.27*

 Ascites output^a (mL)

7.95 ± 0.84

13.90 ± 0.46

21.00 ± 1.21

 Ascites albumin^a (mg)

45.80 ± 5.01

57.70 ± 1.62

88.90 ± 6.04

 Ascites amylase^a (IU/L)

18,162.30 ± 584.23

33,064.80 ± 3960.86

11,590.10 ± 317.65

 Serum amylase (IU/L)

3179.80 ± 217.49^{*** ,****}

5241.50 ± 399.00^{*** ,****}

2038.30 ± 98.46^{*** ,****}

 Serum albumin (g/L)

13.88 ± 0.12^{*** ,****}

12.19 ± 0.19^{*** ,****}

9.48 ± 0.80^{*** ,****}

 Evans blue (ng/mg)

11.40 ± 0.77

18.62 ± 0.94^{*** ,****}

33.22 ± 1.79^{*** ,****}

 Ascites output (mL)

7.06 ± 0.78

10.31 ± 0.93^{*** ,****}

15.80 ± 1.44^{*** ,****}

 Ascites albumin (mg)

41.80 ± 5.40

43.30 ± 2.08^{*** ,****}

61.00 ± 7.05^{*** ,****}

 Ascites amylase (IU/L)

15,296.00 ± 920.21^{*** ,****}

19,558.00 ± 1627.54^{*** ,****}

9097.90 ± 540.51^{*** ,****}