Paracentesis outcomes from a medicine procedure service at a tertiary care transplant center
Regardless of volume of ascites removed, paracentesis is associated with a low risk of AKI, however there was an increased risk in the clinically decompensating patient. The bleeding risk was also found to be low when performed by experienced proceduralists on a procedure service.
Authors
- Evan Ritter
- Pete Meliagros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6464-8832)
- Somaya Albhaisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-4183)
- Stanley Liu
- Adam Garber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-2896)
- Matthew Ambrosio
- Lana Petrova
- Benjamin Chopski
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32