Paracentesis is a medical procedure that drains fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. Doctors can use it to treat ascites and diagnose other conditions.

Paracentesis improves ascites in 90 percent of people, but the fluid can come back. You may need to take medicine or have a drain in your body long-term to prevent ascites again. Shunts ...

Decompression of the distended, fluid-filled peritoneal cavity by paracentesis resulted in a progressive lowering of the intra-abdominal pressure to 83 per cent of the control level after 1000 ml ...

Further analysis showed that 78% of patients with SBP did not undergo repeat paracentesis (29/37), 87% had ANC less than 250 (41/47), 75% had an increase in ANC requiring a change in antibiotic ...

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 ...

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 ...

To the Editor: In the article, "Hemodynamics in the Cirrhotic Patient during Paracentesis." which appeared in the March 2 issue of the Journal, Knauer and Lowe report on circulatory changes occurr ...

5.6 The base-case analysis showed that managing treatment-resistant, recurrent malignant ascites with the PeritX peritoneal catheter drainage system may result in cost saving of £679 per patient when ...

Having a tube to drain the fluid (paracentesis) Your doctor can put a small tube into your abdomen to drain off the fluid. This is called an abdominal paracentesis (pronounced para-sen-tee-sis). It ...

5.6 The base-case analysis showed that managing treatment-resistant, recurrent malignant ascites with the PeritX peritoneal catheter drainage system may result in cost saving of £679 per patient when ...