Determination of the necessary total protein substitution requirements in patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer and ascites, undergoing debulking surgery. Correlation with plasma proteins.

Background Ascites is common in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma (AOC). Its drainage during surgery affects plasma proteins. We sought to correlate the volume of ascites with the oncological parameters of the disease, calculate its drainage effect on plasma proteins, and determine the necessary substitution requirements and a clinical way of achieving that.