ALLMedicine™ Paracentesis Center

Oct 17th, 2020 - The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and managemen...

Oct 14th, 2020 - The symptoms of drug-induced hepatic injury are manifold; however, the presence of ascites indicates a severe disease condition. The rapid accumulation of ascites is distressing and requires palliative treatment. Because many cases are addressed b...

Oct 6th, 2020 - This study aimed to explore the role of peritoneal ultrafiltration (UF) in cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) patients for fluid and metabolic control. Peritoneal UF is safely and efficiently used for the management of CRS. It has been shown to provide ef...

Sep 30th, 2020 - Management of ascites-related symptoms in home hospice and palliative care patients can be challenging. Ultrasound-guided paracentesis is a standard intervention for this indication, but generally requires transfer to a hospital or outpatient inte...

Sep 24th, 2020 - Internal medicine residents perform paracentesis, but programs lack standard methods for assessing competence or maintenance of competence and instead rely on number of procedures completed. This study describes differences in resident competence ...

Oct 17th, 2020 - The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and managemen...

Oct 14th, 2020 - The symptoms of drug-induced hepatic injury are manifold; however, the presence of ascites indicates a severe disease condition. The rapid accumulation of ascites is distressing and requires palliative treatment. Because many cases are addressed b...

Oct 6th, 2020 - This study aimed to explore the role of peritoneal ultrafiltration (UF) in cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) patients for fluid and metabolic control. Peritoneal UF is safely and efficiently used for the management of CRS. It has been shown to provide ef...

Sep 30th, 2020 - Management of ascites-related symptoms in home hospice and palliative care patients can be challenging. Ultrasound-guided paracentesis is a standard intervention for this indication, but generally requires transfer to a hospital or outpatient inte...

Sep 24th, 2020 - Internal medicine residents perform paracentesis, but programs lack standard methods for assessing competence or maintenance of competence and instead rely on number of procedures completed. This study describes differences in resident competence ...

Aug 15th, 2019 - Answer 4/5 According to guidelines from the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), which of the following is recommended for the management of ascites in patients with decompensated cirrhosis? Your peers chose: Liver transplantati...

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.