Friday 18 December 2015

Draining malignant ascites at home with tunnelled catheters: complications and costs

European Journal of Palliative Care
2015 22(6) pp 266-273
Damian Mullan, Nabil Kibriya, Hadeel Hassan, Arun Jacob and Hans-Ulrich Laasch

Recurrent malignant ascites can be managed at home using tunnelled intraperitoneal catheters. The authors have conducted a study to determine the safety, efficacy and complications of tunnelled paracentesis performed at home, as well as the potential cost savings compared with conventional drainage in hospital.

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