Group B: repeated paracentesis (4-6L daily) from the first day after admission until 3 days before discharge with albumin reinfusion at a rate of 5-8g⁄ L of removed ascites. The last paracentesis (at 3 days from admission after 8 days was a total paracentesis (8.1±2.7L) plus iv albumin infusion (8g per liter of ascitic fluid removed) following a method previously described.