Aug. 23, 2004 — Large-volume paracentesis performed by gastrointestinal endoscopy assistants in an outpatient setting is safe and efficient, even in patients with marked thrombocytopenia or prolonged ...

A retrospective cohort study in Veterans with cirrhosis found that giving intravenous albumin after outpatient paracentesis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — The incidence of bleeding related to ultrasound-guided large volume paracentesis was rare in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new low-flow ascites pump significantly reduced paracentesis frequency in patients with a contraindication to ...

Large-volume paracentesis is a treatment used to remove excess fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver or cardiac failure. It is normally performed as an ...

Static ultrasound guidance is used to select and mark the site of needle insertion immediately before the procedure takes place. Dynamic ultrasound guidance, in contrast, is used to directly visualize ...

Cirrhosis, most frequently caused by hepatitis C or alcoholism, was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States in 2000, accounting for more than 25,000 deaths. 1 Ascites is the most common ...

A 46-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis and a 1-year history of ascites experienced spontaneous paracentesis through a previously asymptomatic umbilical hernia at an area of skin breakdown (Fig.