ALLMedicine™ Paracentesis Center

Sep 11th, 2020 - Ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis and it is associated with increased mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of long-term albumin administration in decreasing mortality and other complications of patients with ci...

Sep 3rd, 2020 - Congenital chylous ascites is a rare cause of ascites in newborn infants. Its aetiology varies from localised leaky lymphatic duct to genetic syndromes. Most of these cases have transient ascites resolving over time with conservative management bu...

Aug 31st, 2020 - BACKGROUND Chylous ascites is a rare condition, which is defined by accumulation of a milky fluid due to high triglyceride levels. It is most commonly secondary to malignancy, liver cirrhosis, infection, and tuberculosis. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old...

Aug 25th, 2020 - BACKGROUND MetaNeb® is a respiratory therapy modality that aims to effect clearance of airway secretions through chest physiotherapy. It typically is used in critically ill patients with bronchiectasis or copious secretions. However, it also expan...

Aug 18th, 2020 - Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in patients with severe liver cirrhosis. There is a need for discovery and validation of novel biomarkers for earlier AKI detection. The aim of this study was to determine if tubular injury markers: NGAL...

Sep 11th, 2020 - Ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis and it is associated with increased mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of long-term albumin administration in decreasing mortality and other complications of patients with ci...

Sep 3rd, 2020 - Congenital chylous ascites is a rare cause of ascites in newborn infants. Its aetiology varies from localised leaky lymphatic duct to genetic syndromes. Most of these cases have transient ascites resolving over time with conservative management bu...

Aug 31st, 2020 - BACKGROUND Chylous ascites is a rare condition, which is defined by accumulation of a milky fluid due to high triglyceride levels. It is most commonly secondary to malignancy, liver cirrhosis, infection, and tuberculosis. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old...

Aug 25th, 2020 - BACKGROUND MetaNeb® is a respiratory therapy modality that aims to effect clearance of airway secretions through chest physiotherapy. It typically is used in critically ill patients with bronchiectasis or copious secretions. However, it also expan...

Aug 18th, 2020 - Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in patients with severe liver cirrhosis. There is a need for discovery and validation of novel biomarkers for earlier AKI detection. The aim of this study was to determine if tubular injury markers: NGAL...

Jul 1st, 2019 - Cirrhosis can involve “precarious” changes in hemostatic pathways that tip the scales toward either bleeding or hypercoagulation, experts wrote in an American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Update. Based on current evidence, cli.

Feb 27th, 2018 - To the Editor: A 40-year-old woman with a history of stage IIIC ovarian cancer presented with progressing abdominal erythema and pain of 1 month’s duration. She had been diagnosed 4 years prior with grade 3, poorly differentiated papillary serous.

Jan 1st, 2017 - One-year survival without liver transplant was far more likely when transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) with covered stents were used to treat cirrhosis with recurrent ascites, instead of ongoing large-volume paracenteses with al.

Jul 1st, 2014 - A 51-year-old man with end-stage liver disease from alcohol abuse presented with worsening dyspnea on exertion. He had a history of ascites requiring diuretic therapy and intermittent paracentesis, as well as symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax requir.

Oct 17th, 2013 - Patients with chronic liver disease who are hospitalized for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were more likely to be treated according to evidence-based guidelines if their care was comanaged by a hospitalist and a hepatologist, rather than the t.