Alfapump® implantable device in management of refractory ascites: An update

Figure 2 Example of pump activity during the first 6 mo after implantation of alfapump^®. A patient with refractory ascites was implanted with an alfapump^®. The figure shows a progressive increase in the average daily volume of ascites evacuated (brown curve), resulting from adjustment of the pump by the clinician. The definitive rate is reached between the 1^st and 2^nd month. The bars (in blue) represent the total cumulative volume of ascites evacuated (Personal communication, Prof. Eric Nguyen-Khac, CHU Amiens, France).