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    Abbreviations

    Word or phrase

    Abbreviation

    Acute kidney injury

    AKI

    Cirrhosis-Associated ascites Symptom

    CAS

    Chronic liver disease

    CLD

    Child-Pugh Score

    CPS

    End‐stage liver disease

    ESLD

    European quality of life

    EuroQol

    EQ-5 dimension 5-point scale questionnaire

    EQ-5D-5L

    EQ-5 dimension visual analogue scale

    EQ-5D-VAS

    Interquartile range

    IQR

    Long-term ascitic drainage

    LTAD

    Large-volume paracentesis

    LVP

    Model of End Stage Liver Disease

    MELD

    Not reported

    NR

    Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale

    IPOS

    Permanent indwelling peritoneal catheters

    PIPC

    Quality of life

    QOL

    Refractory ascites

    RA

    Randomised controlled trial

    RCT

    Short Form Liver Disease Quality of Life

    SFLDQoL

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

    SBP

    Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt

    TIPSS

    Zarit Burden Interview - carer reported

    ZBI-12