Risk of Complications After Abdominal Paracentesis in Cirrhotic Patients: A Prospective Study

D'Amico, 1986, Survival and prognostic indicators in compensated and decompensated cirrhosis, Dig Dis Sci, 31, 468, 10.1007/BF01320309 Gines, 2004, Management of cirrhosis and ascites, N Engl J Med, 350, 1646, 10.1056/NEJMra035021 Garcia-Tsao, 2006, The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the management of cirrhotic refractory ascites, Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol, 3, 380, 10.1038/ncpgasthep0523 Gines, 1987, Comparison of paracentesis and diuretics in the treatment of cirrhotics with tense ascites: results of a randomized study, Gastroenterology, 93, 234, 10.1016/0016-5085(87)91007-9 Salerno, 1987, Repeated paracentesis and i.v. albumin infusion to treat “tense” ascites in cirrhotic patients: a safe alternative therapy, J Hepatol, 5, 102, 10.1016/S0168-8278(87)80067-3 Salerno, 2007, Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for refractory ascites: a meta-analysis of individual patient data, Gastroenterology, 133, 825, 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.06.020 Luca, 1995, Beneficial effects of intravenous albumin infusion on the hemodynamic and humoral changes after total paracentesis, Hepatology, 22, 753 Runyon, 1986, Paracentesis of ascitic fluid: a safe procedure, Arch Intern Med, 146, 2259, 10.1001/archinte.1986.00360230201029 Runyon, 1998, Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis, Hepatology, 27, 264, 10.1002/hep.510270139 Grabau, 2004, Performance standards for therapeutic abdominal paracentesis, Hepatology, 40, 484, 10.1002/hep.20317 Mallory, 1978, Complications of diagnostic paracentesis in patients with liver disease, JAMA, 239, 628, 10.1001/jama.1978.03280340048020 Minocha, 1999, A fatal case of paracentesis, Am J Gastroenterol, 94, 856, 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.0856b.x Pache, 2005, Severe haemorrhage following abdominal paracentesis for ascites in patients with liver disease, Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 21, 525, 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02387.x Webster, 1996, Hemorrhagic complications of large volume abdominal paracentesis, Am J Gastroenterol, 91, 366 Arnold, 1997, Acute hemoperitoneum after large-volume paracentesis, Gastroenterology, 113, 978, 10.1016/S0016-5085(97)70210-5 McVay, 1991, Lack of increased bleeding after paracentesis and thoracentesis in patients with mild coagulation abnormalities, Transfusion, 31, 164, 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1991.31291142949.x Sakai, 2005, Choosing the location for non-image guided abdominal paracentesis, Liver Int, 25, 984, 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2005.01149.x Thomsen, 2006, Videos in clinical medicine: paracentesis, N Engl J Med, 355, e21, 10.1056/NEJMvcm062234