Title: Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure
Abstract: • A prospective study of 229 abdominal paracenteses performed on 125 patients with ascites revealed only two major complications (transfusion-requiring abdominal wall hematomas) in a single patient (0.9% of paracenteses and 0.8% of patients), and two minor complications (non-transfusion-requiring hematomas) in two patients (0.9% of paracenteses and 1.6% of patients). No paracentesis resulted in bacterial peritonitis or death. Abdominal paracentesis in patients with ascites is a safe procedure. Fear of complications of the procedure should not preclude performing a paracentesis, provided certain precautions are taken. (<i>Arch Intern Med</i>1986;146:2259-2261)
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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