TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Paracentesis A1 - Wang, Sally A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Scheurer, Danielle B. PY - 2017 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Paracentesis is a procedure that removes ascitic fluid from the abdominal cavity with a needle or a catheter. A diagnostic paracentesis may determine the cause of ascites and rule out spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. A therapeutic paracentesis will remove excess fluid. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137613153 ER -