Wall suction-assisted image-guided therapeutic paracentesis: a safe and less expensive alternative to evacuated bottles
- 20 January 2016
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Abdominal Radiology
- Vol. 41 (7) , 1333-1337
Abstract
To assess the safety and cost savings of using wall suction and plastic canisters instead of evacuated bottles, currently in short supply, to drain, and collect large amounts of fluid during image-guided paracentesis procedures.Keywords
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