ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2020
Timing of paracentesis and outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
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- Diagnostic Paracentesis Within 1 Day Is Associated With Reduced Mortality and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of a newly established hospitalist medicine procedure service on length of stay and procedural outcomes: A retrospective propensity-matched analysis.Journal of hospital medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Ascites on Morbidity and Length of Hospital Stay: A Large Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Referral Center.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Delay in Paracentesis and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2025Article
- Transitioning from the Emergency Department to a General Internist Outpatient Clinic for Paracentesis: A Qualitative Inquiry.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Variables associated with antibiotic administration for performing paracentesis among patients with ascites in a community hospital.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2024Article
- Transitioning from the Emergency Department to a General Internist Outpatient Clinic for Paracentesis: A Qualitative.Research square · 2023Article
- Delayed Diagnostic Paracentesis Is Associated with Increased Preventable Healthcare Utilization in Disadvantaged Patient Populations with Advanced Liver Disease and Elevated INR.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAscites is one of the most common complications of cirrhosis, placing a significant burden on the healthcare system. Data regarding the optimal time of paracentesis and outcomes among patients with cirrhosis and ascites are scarce.
aimTo assess the outcomes of patients who underwent paracentesis within 12 h after admission compared to patients who underwent paracentesis later than 12 h.
methodsThe study included 185 patients with cirrhosis and ascites who underwent paracentesis. The early paracentesis group was defined as paracentesis performed < 12 h after admission (65 patients) and the delayed paracentesis group was defined as paracentesis performed > 12 h after admission (120 patients). New-onset complications of cirrhosis, length of hospital stay, weekday or weekend admission, in-hospital mortality rate, and 90-d readmission rates were assessed and compared between the groups.
resultsSignificantly more patients in the delayed paracentesis group than in the early paracentesis group developed hepatic encephalopathy (45%
conclusionEarly paracentesis (within 12 h after admission) could be a new inpatient quality metric among patients hospitalized with cirrhosis and ascites as it is associated with fewer complications of cirrhosis, lower in-hospital mortality and shorter length of stay.
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