Total volume paracentesis decreases variceal pressure, size, and variceal wall tension in cirrhotic patients

✍ Scribed by D. Kravetz; G. Romero; J. Argonz; M. Guevara; A. Suarez; R. Abecasis; M. Bildozola; J. Valero; R. Terg

• Book ID: 102242164
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 162 KB
• Volume: 25
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0270-9139
• DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250111

✦ Synopsis

Abbreviations. EP, esophageal luminal pressure; FHVP, free hepatic venous pressure; possible changes produced by the endoscopies on variceal pressures. HVPG, hepatic venous pressure gradient; IVC, inferior vena cava; IVP, intravariceal pres-Diuretics and/or other vasoactive drugs were discontinued 72 hours sure; TVP, total volume paracentesis; VPG, variceal pressure gradient; VS, variceal size; before the study. After an overnight fast, patients were transferred WHVP, wedge hepatic venous pressure; WT, wall tension.

to the endoscopy room. Under local anesthesia, a venous introducer From the