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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Paracentesis]] is sampling ascites fluid through [[abdominal wall]] with overall [[complication]] rate of not more than 1%. The sampled fluid will be surveyed upon total [[protein]] concentration, [[neutrophil]] count, and inoculation into [[blood culture]] bottles.


== Other diagnostic studies ==
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===Paracentesis===
* [[Paracentesis]] is sampling ascites fluid through [[abdominal wall]] with overall [[complication]] rate of not more than 1%.<ref name="pmid2946271">{{cite journal |vauthors=Runyon BA |title=Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=146 |issue=11 |pages=2259–61 |year=1986 |pmid=2946271 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* The sampled fluid will be surveyed upon:<ref name="pmid21455322">{{cite journal| author=Biecker E| title=Diagnosis and therapy of ascites in liver cirrhosis. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2011 | volume= 17 | issue= 10 | pages= 1237-48 | pmid=21455322 | doi=10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1237 | pmc=3068258 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21455322  }}</ref>
** Total [[protein]] concentration
** [[Neutrophil]] count
** Inoculation into [[blood culture]] bottles
* [[Paracentesis]] findings include:<ref name="pmid10673079">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rimola A, García-Tsao G, Navasa M, Piddock LJ, Planas R, Bernard B, Inadomi JM |title=Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a consensus document. International Ascites Club |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=142–53 |year=2000 |pmid=10673079 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3417231">{{cite journal |vauthors=Runyon BA, Hoefs JC, Morgan TR |title=Ascitic fluid analysis in malignancy-related ascites |journal=Hepatology |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=1104–9 |year=1988 |pmid=3417231 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** [[Protein]] concentration <1.5 g/dL is predictive of high risk for [[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis|spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)]]
** [[Neutrophil]] count of > 250 per mm<sup>3</sup> is diagnostic of [[SBP]]
** Positive culture of ascites fluid is diagnostic of [[SBP]]
** Measuring [[Serum-ascites albumin gradient|serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)]] is also helpful for diagnosing the underlying disease
=== Ascitic fluid measurements (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aasld.org/sites/default/files/guideline_documents/adultascitesenhanced.pdf|title=Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> ===
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* Cell count and differential
* [[Albumin]]
* [[Total protein]]
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* [[Culture collection|Culture]]
* [[Glucose]]
* [[Lactate dehydrogenase]]
* [[Amylase]]
* [[Gram's stain]]
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* [[Acid fast|Acid fast bacterial]] stain and culture
* [[Cytology]]
* [[Triglyceride]]
* [[Bilirubin]]
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* [[pH]]
* [[Lactic acid|Lactate]]
* [[Cholesterol]]
* [[Fibronectin]]
* [[Glycosaminoglycan]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

Paracentesis is sampling ascites fluid through abdominal wall with overall complication rate of not more than 1%. The sampled fluid will be surveyed upon total protein concentration, neutrophil count, and inoculation into blood culture bottles.

Other diagnostic studies

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Paracentesis

Ascitic fluid measurements (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)[5]

Routine Tests Optional (infection suspicion) Unusual Unhelpful

References

  1. Runyon BA (1986). "Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure". Arch. Intern. Med. 146 (11): 2259–61. PMID 2946271.
  2. Biecker E (2011). "Diagnosis and therapy of ascites in liver cirrhosis". World J Gastroenterol. 17 (10): 1237–48. doi:10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1237. PMC 3068258. PMID 21455322.
  3. Rimola A, García-Tsao G, Navasa M, Piddock LJ, Planas R, Bernard B, Inadomi JM (2000). "Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a consensus document. International Ascites Club". J. Hepatol. 32 (1): 142–53. PMID 10673079.
  4. Runyon BA, Hoefs JC, Morgan TR (1988). "Ascitic fluid analysis in malignancy-related ascites". Hepatology. 8 (5): 1104–9. PMID 3417231.
  5. "Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis" (PDF).

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