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Risk of complications after abdominal paracentesis in cirrhotic patients: a prospective study
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De Gottardi, Andrea
Thevenot, Thierry
Spahr, Laurent François Joséph
Morard, Isabelle
Bresson-Hadni, Solange
Torres, Ferran
Giostra, Emiliano
Hadengue, Antoine
Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009, vol. 7, no. 8, p. 906-909
Abstract BACKGROUND & AIMS: Complications and technical problems of paracentesis in cirrhotic patients are infrequent. However, the severity and the incidence of these events and their risk factors have not been assessed prospectively. METHODS: Cirrhotic patients (n = 171) undergoing paracentesis were included. Of the 515 paracenteses, 8.8% were diagnostic, and 91.2% were therapeutic. Technical features, demographic data, and adverse events during a period of 72 hours after the procedure were examined. RESULTS: Major complications occurred in 1.6% of procedures and included 5 bleedings and 3 infections, resulting in death in 2 cases. Major complications were associated with therapeutic but not diagnostic procedures and tended to be more prevalent in patients with low platelet count (<50 10(9)/L), Child-Pugh stage C, and in alcoholic cirrhosis patients. Technical problems occurred in 5.6%. The most frequent complication was a leak of ascites at the puncture site (5.0%), and in 89.5% there were no complications. CONCLUSIONS: The safety of paracentesis in cirrhotic patients might be decreased if risk factors, which depend on the characteristics of the patient and of the procedure itself, are present.
Keywords Ascites/*therapy — Humans — Liver Cirrhosis/*complications/therapy — Middle Aged — Paracentesis/*adverse effects — Platelet Count — Postoperative Complications/*epidemiology/etiology/mortality — Prospective Studies — *Risk Factors — Severity of Illness Index
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PMID: 19447197
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
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(ISO format) 		DE GOTTARDI, Andrea et al. Risk of complications after abdominal paracentesis in cirrhotic patients: a prospective study. In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2009, vol. 7, n° 8, p. 906-909. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:19519

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