Large-volume paracentesis in nonedematou
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Paul C. Pinto; Jim Amerian; Telfer B. Reynolds
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In patients with portal hypertension and tense ascites, large-volume paracentesis improves patient comfort and may improve systemic hemodynamics. However, it has been avoided in nonedematous patients because of concern for complications, including intravascular volume depletion. In this study, 12 no