2012
Paracentesis
De Gottardi A, Yeo C, Garcia‐Tsao G. Paracentesis. 2012, 1158-1162. DOI: 10.1002/9781118321386.ch154.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDiagnostic paracentesisTherapeutic paracentesisAscitic fluidNew-onset ascitesAdministration of albuminSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisSite of paracentesisFormal contraindicationBowel perforationAbdominal ultrasoundBacterial peritonitisMajor complicationsSpecific etiologyAbdominal cavityParacentesisAscitesCell countBlood culture bottlesPatient consentSingle procedureFrequent technical problemsLeakage of fluidTherapeutic purposesPatientsMedical procedures
1990
Blood culture phlebotomy: switching needles does not prevent contamination.
Krumholz HM, Cummings S, York M. Blood culture phlebotomy: switching needles does not prevent contamination. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1990, 113: 290-2. PMID: 2375564, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-113-4-290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood culturesSkin flora contaminationEmergency departmentBlood culture bottlesConventional blood culture techniqueMedical inpatient servicesRenal transplant unitLarge university hospitalBlood culture techniquesCulture bottlesTransplant unitUniversity HospitalInpatient servicesPhysician assistantsGeneral medicineRate of contaminationSterile needleMedical studentsNeedleDepartment
1989
Improved method for bacteriological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Bobadilla M, Sifuentes J, Garcia-Tsao G. Improved method for bacteriological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1989, 27: 2145-2147. PMID: 2685014, PMCID: PMC266981, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.10.2145-2147.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial peritonitisPositive ascitic fluid cultureAscitic fluid cultureCirrhotic patientsAscites cultureDefinitive diagnosisFluid cultureCausative organismAscitic fluidBacteriological diagnosisDiagnostic criteriaPeritonitisBlood culture bottlesPatient's bedsideCulture methodPatientsDiagnosisBedside
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