Emergency Physician Performed Ultrasound-Guided Abdominal Paracentesis: A Retrospective Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Emergency physicians with training in real-time needle guidance with ultrasound were able to use POCUS to perform ultrasound-guided paracentesis in the emergency department with a high success rate and no fatal complications. Based on our experience, we recommend performing ultrasound-guided paracentesis using a linear transducer, with attention to identifying vessels near the procedure site and maintaining sterile technique.PMID:38681156 | PMC:PMC11044928 | DOI:10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16668
Source: Pain Physician - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research