Ascites is an excessive accumulation of free fluid in the abdomen, which can be caused by liver disease, heart disease, kidney disease, peritoneal disease, malignancy and other diseases. The signs and symptoms that appear when ascites is accompanied by different diseases and reaches the late stage of life vary, but most patients generally show gradual failure of vital organ functions or even tend to stop before death, with all systemic functions in a state of inhibition or loss and a gradual decline in vital signs. Patients with ascites are mostly seen with the following signs before death: 1. Systemic symptoms: Patients will mostly have weakness and wet and cold limbs, urinary and fecal incontinence or oliguria, anuria, etc. Some patients may also have severe pain and other symptoms. If the liver ascites in the late stage will also appear hepatic encephalopathy performance, such as nausea, vomiting, blood in the stool, etc., while the skin will show dull without luster, some patients will also appear jaundice performance; 2, respiratory system symptoms: due to organ failure and ascites, late patients will gradually decline in heart function, can be complicated by respiratory failure, most patients will first appear shortness of breath, pulse accelerated, and then turn to weak breathing; 3, digestive system symptoms: patients in the late stage will appear weakness and cold. 3, digestive system symptoms: advanced patients will have decreased appetite, do not eat, do not drink because the body can not digest energy; some patients will also have nausea, vomiting or stool nature changes, such as watery stool; 4, neurological manifestations: patients may appear drowsy, drowsy or coma, mental deterioration, dull eyes, blurred vision may also be accompanied by self-talk, crying and other manifestations; 5, circulatory system Performance: After advanced kidney failure, it will lead to the inability to metabolize water in the body and the inability to discharge harmful substances, which will lead to edema of different degrees in both lower extremities, from edema on the back of the feet to severe edema in the ankles and even the knees. In addition, it should be noted that not all ascites will cause death, if the early stage of ascites patients timely consultation, more than not life-threatening, but if ascites is not timely diagnosis and treatment, so that the abdominal cavity pressure increases, resulting in different degrees of organ dysfunction, the continued development of organ failure, and then death will occur. Therefore, patients are advised to seek timely medical attention after the appearance of ascites to avoid deterioration of the condition.