Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 906-909, August 2009

Risk of Complications After Abdominal Paracentesis in Cirrhotic Patients: A Prospective Study

  • Andrea De Gottardi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Dr Andrea De Gottardi, Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. fax: (34) 93-227-93-48
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  • Thierry Thévenot

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepatology, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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  • Laurent Spahr

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Isabelle Morard

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Solange Bresson–Hadni

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepatology, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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  • Ferran Torres

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and Clinical Pharmacology (Hospital Clínic), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Emiliano Giostra

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Antoine Hadengue

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

published online 18 May 2009.

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    •  Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

     Funding A.D.G. is supported by a Sheila Sherlock Fellowship from the European Association for the Study of the Liver and by the Swiss Foundation for Grants in Biology and Medicine.

    PII: S1542-3565(09)00438-8

    doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.05.004

    Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 906-909, August 2009