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Ascites Drain

Image by Annie Spratt

A&I Protocol

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Ultrasound image demonstrating a collection ascites fluid (anechoic) in the abdominal cavity.

References

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  4. Ha T, Madoff DC, Li D. Symptomatic Fluid Drainage: Tunneled Peritoneal and Pleural Catheters. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2017 Dec;34(4):337–42. 

  5. Barsuk JH, Cohen ER, Feinglass J, McGaghie WC, Wayne DB. Clinical outcomes after bedside and interventional radiology paracentesis procedures. Am J Med. 2013 Apr;126(4):349–56. 
     

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