Editorial: palliative long-term abdominal drains in refractory ascites-a step in the right direction, but not the complete solution

Ben Hudson^{1

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Editorial

Ben Hudson. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;52(4):721-722.

doi: 10.1111/apt.15894.

Ben Hudson^{1

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Editorial: palliative long-term abdominal drains in refractory ascites-a step in the right direction, but not the complete solution. Authors' reply.
Macken L, Bremner S, Sheridan D, Verma S; REDUCe Study Team. Macken L, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Aug;52(4):723-724. doi: 10.1111/apt.15928. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020. PMID: 32886369 No abstract available.

Randomised clinical trial: palliative long-term abdominal drains vs large-volume paracentesis in refractory ascites due to cirrhosis.
Macken L, Bremner S, Gage H, Touray M, Williams P, Crook D, Mason L, Lambert D, Evans CJ, Cooper M, Timeyin J, Steer S, Austin M, Parnell N, Thomson SJ, Sheridan D, Wright M, Isaacs P, Hashim A, Verma S. Macken L, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Jul;52(1):107-122. doi: 10.1111/apt.15802. Epub 2020 Jun 1. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020. PMID: 32478917 Clinical Trial.

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1. Macken L, Bremner S, Gage H, et al. Randomised clinical trial: palliative long-term abdominal drains versus large volume paracentesis in refractory ascites due to cirrhosis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020;52107-122.