Choosing the location for non-image guided abdominal paracentesis

Liver International

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 984-986

  Sakai, Hideki ^a   Sheer, Todd A ^b   Mendler, Michel H ^c   Runyon, Bruce A ^d  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Location; Obesity; Paracentesis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; UMBILICUS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARACENTESIS;

EID: 26044445241     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2005.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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