Paracentesis (from Greek κεντάω, "to pierce") is a form of body fluid sampling procedure, generally referring to peritoneocentesis (also called laparocentesis or abdominal paracentesis) in which the peritoneal cavity is punctured by a needle to sample peritoneal fluid.[1][2]
The procedure is used to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity, particularly if this cannot be achieved with medication. The most common indication is ascites that has developed in people with cirrhosis.
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therapeutic benefit is all that is required to proceed to paracentesis. Ultrasound guidance of the paracentesis can also be used as an additional safety measure...
and coagulation should be performed. Most experts recommend diagnostic paracentesis if the ascites is new or if the person with ascites is being admitted...
hypodermic needle or a paracentesis incision. Eye is anesthetized using proparacaine or tetracaine eye drops prior to ACP. Paracentesis is performed through...
called ascites. Sampling of peritoneal fluid is generally performed by paracentesis. The serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is the most useful index for...
diagnosing SBP in the ascitic fluid of cirrhotic patients who have undergone paracentesis." Braga LL, Souza MH, Barbosa AM, Furtado FM, Campelo PA, Araújo Filho...
starch in supportive treatment of ascites following the procedure of paracentesis. Polygelin is excreted via the kidneys and has a plasma half-life of...
syndrome. SBP has a high mortality rate. The diagnosis of SBP requires paracentesis, a sampling of the peritoneal fluid taken from the peritoneal cavity...
performed. In people with ascites, a diagnosis of peritonitis is made via paracentesis (abdominal tap): More than 250 polymorphonuclear cells per μL is considered...
the presence of blood (hyphema) in the aspirated vitreous fluid, in paracentesis of the anterior chamber. This is caused due to iris atrophy usually seen...
encephalopathy by removing nitrogen-producing bacteria from the gut. Paracentesis, a medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity...
also called venipuncture Lumbar puncture to sample cerebrospinal fluid Paracentesis to sample peritoneal fluid Thoracocentesis to sample pleural fluid Amniocentesis...
usually a chest X-ray, and urinalysis. If there is ascites, a diagnostic paracentesis (removal of a fluid sample with a needle) may be required to identify...
diuretic medications or the removal of large volumes of ascitic fluid by paracentesis from the abdominal cavity without compensating for fluid losses by intravenous...
diuretics to urinate excess salt and water (furosemide, spironolactone), paracentesis to manually remove the ascitic fluid, and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic...
removal through a needle: Lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap Paracentesis, also known as an abdominal tap Thoracentesis / thoracocentesis, also...
nephrolithiasis and bowel gas pattern Symptomatic relief may be provided by paracentesis, which may also diagnose spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) Gastrointestinal...
supportive, although a woman may need to be treated or hospitalized for pain, paracentesis, and/or intravenous hydration.[citation needed] Shmorgun, Doron; Claman...
stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, needle biopsies or paracentesis (needle drainage of free fluid inside the abdominal cavity).[citation...
ascites. If fluid is found, the process of eliminating it is through paracentesis; however, the analysis of this fluid has limited diagnostic significance...
Positron emission tomography, bone scans, and paracentesis are of limited use; in fact, paracentesis can cause metastases to form at the needle insertion...
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