Paracentesis for malignant ascites is usually performed as an in-patient procedure, with a median length of stay (LoS) of 3–5 days, with intermittent clamping of the drain due to a perceived risk of ...

THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics has not been directly documented although the hemodynamics of ascitic cirrhotic patients have been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HONOLULU — Researchers found that patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis who underwent repeat ...

Ascites is a distressing symptom that requires demanding treatments, such as taking diuretics, reducing dietary salt or fluid intake, and draining ascitic fluid out of the abdomen (paracentesis). It ...

The Ascites may be due to cancer like ovarian malignancy. Cirrhosis of liver is the most common cause and the underlying liver disease is to be addressed first. The patient has to be counselled to ...

Association between a validated symptom assessment tool and nurse clinical impression in patients with cancer admitted to a palliative care unit. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2011 ASCO ...

The conventional management of treatment-resistant, recurrent malignant ascites involves repeated large-volume paracentesis (needle drainage of fluid) procedures that are carried out in hospital. Most ...

THE problem of wasting ascites occurring in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is unsolved — both the pathogenesis of the ascites and its reliable cure. Recent observations have indicated the ...