Paracentesis is a medical procedure that drains fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. ... If they are draining a larger amount, they will connect the catheter to a collection bottle.

This is called an abdominal paracentesis. The tube usually stays in for a few hours. If the ascites comes back, your doctor may recommend you have a long term drain. This can stay in your abdomen for ...

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 ...

Paracentesis‐Induced Circulatory Dysfunction With Modest‐Volume Paracentesis Is Partly Ameliorated by Albumin Infusion in Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure, Hepatology, 72, 3, (1043-1055 ...

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

(HealthDay)—For patients admitted with diagnoses of cirrhosis and ascites, paracentesis is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality but is underutilized, according to a study published ...

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 ...

Fifty-nine percent of patients underwent early paracentesis (EP), and the others underwent delayed paracentesis (DP). Patients who received DP had a higher in-hospital mortality compared with ...