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 ...

Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ascites, ...

HONOLULU — Researchers found that patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis who underwent repeat diagnostic paracentesis showed improvement in ascites absolute neutrophil count, according to a ...

Hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites had an increased risk for mortality when diagnostic paracentesis was delayed compared with patients who received early paracentesis, according to ...

Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is becoming more popular among corneal surgeons for management of endothelial diseases. The benefits of endothelial keratoplasties include lower ...

Paracentesis for malignant ascites is usually performed as an in-patient procedure, with a median length of stay (LoS) of 3–5 days, with intermittent clamping of the drain due to a perceived risk of ...

THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics has not been directly documented although the hemodynamics of ascitic cirrhotic patients have been ...