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
2002
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting versus paracentesis plus albumin for refractory ascites in cirrhosis
Ginès P, Uriz J, Calahorra B, Garcia–Tsao G, Kamath PS, Del Arbol LR, Planas R, Bosch J, Arroyo V, Rodés J, Cirrhosis F. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting versus paracentesis plus albumin for refractory ascites in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2002, 123: 1839-1847. PMID: 12454841, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.37073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAscitesBacterial InfectionsFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatic EncephalopathyHormonesHumansInjections, IntravenousKidneyLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedParacentesisPeritonitisPortasystemic Shunt, Transjugular IntrahepaticRetreatmentSerum AlbuminSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntRefractory ascitesParacentesis groupLiver transplantationHepatorenal syndromeTIPS groupTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntingBlood urea nitrogen levelsChild-Pugh scoreComplications of cirrhosisIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntRecurrence of ascitesSevere hepatic encephalopathyUrea nitrogen levelsIntravenous albuminPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsHepatic encephalopathyPortosystemic shuntingPortosystemic shuntAscites recurrenceParacentesisHealthcare costsAscitesProbability of survival