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 Oncology Care Model and lung cancer: Retrospective review of claims and clinical data at a large academic medical center. Average length of stay in days ± standard deviation 5.82 ± 5.08 1.48 ± ...
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The frequency and predictors of end-of-life symptom in patients with advanced cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...
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 as an ...
The classic site for paracentesis in generalized ascites is in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen at a position equivalent to McBurney's point. Its use has an average success rate of 58%, ...
A 46-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis and a 1-year history of ascites experienced spontaneous paracentesis through a previously asymptomatic umbilical hernia at an area of skin breakdown (Fig.