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. 2022 Mar;28(2):166-170.
doi: 10.5152/dir.2022.20991.

Paracentesis: Faster and easier using the RenovaRP® pump

Shane N Weber  1 , Ragheed Al-Dulaimi  1 , Keith B Quencer  1 , Claire Kaufman  1 , Ziga Cizman  1 , Preston Eiswirth  1 , Karen T Brown  1
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Paracentesis: Faster and easier using the RenovaRP® pump

Shane N Weber et al. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

PURPOSE Paracentesis is commonly performed in interventional radiology practice, and large volume paracentesis (LVP) using wall suction can take up to an hour to complete, placing significant stress on room and resource time. As the number of LVP procedures performed by Interventional Radiologists continue to increase, this study was undertaken to analyze the impact of the RenovaRP® Paracentesis Management System (GI Supply) on procedure time and patient satisfaction. METHODS Between March 9, 2020 and May 29, 2020, procedural data and patient satisfaction was collected as part of a practice quality improvement project and retrospectively analyzed on 39 sequential paracenteses performed with wall suction prior to acquiring the RenovaRP® system and subsequently on 42 paracenteses performed with use of the device. RESULTS A substantially higher fluid flow rate was found using the RenovaRP® system compared to wall suction, 237.2 mL/min vs. 108.6 mL/min (P < .001). This resulted in a significant decrease in procedure room time from 53 min to 31 min (P < .001). There was associated improvement in the patient experience during paracentesis. CONCLUSION The RenovaRP® decreases procedure time for LVP with improvement in the patient experience during paracentesis.

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Conflict of interest disclosure: The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

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An example of the RenovaRP® system.
Table 1. Summary of results
Table 1. Summary of results
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