Quality of life improves after palliative placement of percutaneous tunneled drainage catheter for refractory ascites in prospective study of patients with end-stage cancer.

This study supports the use of a PTDC for palliation of refractory ascites in cancer patients.
PMID: 30880658 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - March 17, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Robson PC, Gonen M, Ni A, Brody L, Brown KT, Getrajdman G, Thom B, Kline N, Covey A Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: research