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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2020; 12(12): 1267-1275
Published online Dec 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i12.1267
Published online Dec 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i12.1267
Timing of paracentesis and outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Cristina Tocia, Andrei Dumitru, Luana Alexandrescu, Eugen Dumitru, Department of Gastroenterology, Constanta County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Constanta 900647, Romania
Razvan Popescu, Department of General Surgery, Constanta County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Constanta 900647, Romania
Author contributions: Tocia C and Dumitru A contributed equally to this work; Tocia C and Dumitru A designed the study, performed the research, collected and analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Dumitru E conceived and supervised the study and performed the critical review; Alexandrescu L and Popescu R performed the literature research and interpreted the data. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved for publication by our Institutional reviewer.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: Data set and statistics available from the corresponding author at dr.andreidumitru@gmail.com.
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Corresponding author: Andrei Dumitru, MD, Academic Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Constanta County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bd Tomis no 145, Constanta 900647, Romania. dr.andreidumitru@gmail.com
Received: July 17, 2020
Peer-review started: July 17, 2020
First decision: September 21, 2020
Revised: October 3, 2020
Accepted: October 27, 2020
Article in press: October 27, 2020
Published online: December 27, 2020
Processing time: 153 Days and 10.4 Hours
Peer-review started: July 17, 2020
First decision: September 21, 2020
Revised: October 3, 2020
Accepted: October 27, 2020
Article in press: October 27, 2020
Published online: December 27, 2020
Processing time: 153 Days and 10.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Data regarding the optimal time of paracentesis and outcomes among patients with cirrhosis and ascites are scarce. We evaluated the outcomes of 185 patients with cirrhosis and ascites who underwent paracentesis within 12 h after admission (65 patients) compared to patients who underwent paracentesis later than 12 h (120 patients) and we found that early paracentesis is associated with fewer complications, lower in-hospital mortality and shorter length of stay.