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Tunneled Peritoneal Catheter for Refractory Ascites in Cirrhosis: A Randomized Case-Series

2020-10-02

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<h4>Background: </h4> and objectives: Refractory ascites markedly worsens prognosis in cirrhosis. Large volume paracentesis (LVP) is standard treatment, but complications are common. In a randomized controlled case-series, we assessed a permanent tunneled peritoneal catheter versus LVP in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. <h4>Materials and Methods:</h4> Random allocation was computer-generated, and concealment...

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Literature Corpus work: 574ff394-9302-5ce1-afba-144001b85611
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202010.0039.v1

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