Don't delay: Early paracentesis can save lives in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites

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Marta Tonon et al. Liver Transpl. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 1;29(9):911-912.

doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000174. Epub 2023 May 11.

¹ Department of Medicine, Unit of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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Early paracentesis is associated with better prognosis compared with late or no-paracentesis in hospitalized veterans with cirrhosis and ascites.
Patel N, Silvey S, O'Leary JG, Morgan T, Patton H, Rogal SS, Bajaj JS. Patel N, et al. Liver Transpl. 2023 Sep 1;29(9):919-927. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000137. Epub 2023 Mar 28. Liver Transpl. 2023. PMID: 36971257 Free PMC article.

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