A dedicated paracentesis clinic decreases healthcare utilization for serial paracenteses in decompensated cirrhosis

Yao Wen Cheng,Kumar Sandrasegaran,Katherine Cheng,Angela Shah,Marwan Ghabril,William R. Berry,Craig Lammert,Naga Chalasani,Eric S. Orman

A dedicated paracentesis clinic decreases healthcare utilization for serial paracenteses in decompensated cirrhosis

2018

Yao Wen Cheng
Kumar Sandrasegaran
Katherine Cheng
Angela Shah
Marwan Ghabril
William R. Berry
Craig Lammert
Naga Chalasani
Eric S. Orman

Purpose The purpose of the study is to describe the effect of a dedicated paracentesis clinic on healthcare utilization by patients with decompensated cirrhosis and refractory ascites.

Keywords:

Cirrhosis
Health care
Decompensated cirrhosis
Intensive care medicine
Refractory ascites
Paracentesis
Medicine
Ascites
Etiology
Internal medicine
Retrospective cohort study
Emergency department
Hepatology
Acute kidney injury

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