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CONTENT
Definition
Indication
Contraindication
Technique
Complication
Follow /After procedure
cont
Paracentesis is a procedure in which a needle or catheter
is inserted into the peritoneal cavity to obtain ascitic fluid
for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Use the 5-mL syringe and the 25-ga needle to raise a small
lidocaine skin wheal around the skin entry site
Contd
Switch to the longer 20-ga needle and administer 4-5 mL of
lidocaine along the catheter insertion tract (see image below).
Make sure to anesthetize all the way down to the peritoneum. The
authors recommend alternating injection and intermittent aspiration
down the tract until ascitic fluid is noticed in the syringe. Note the
depth at which the peritoneum is entered. In obese patients,
reaching the peritoneum may involve passing through a significant
amount of adipose tissue.
Contd
Use the No. 11 scalpel blade to make a small nick in the skin to
allow an easier catheter passage
12 Use the other hand to hold the stopcock and catheter and
advance the catheter over the needle and into the peritoneal cavity
all the way to the skin (see image and video below). If any
resistance is noticed, the catheter was probably misplaced into the
subcutaneous tissue. If this is the case, withdraw the device
completely and reattempt insertion. When withdrawing the device,
always remove the needle and catheter together as a unit in order
to prevent the bevel from cutting the catheter
Contd
13 While holding the stopcock, pull the needle out. The self-sealing valve
prevents fluid leak.
Attach the 60-mL syringe to the 3-way stopcock and aspirate to
obtain ascitic fluid and distribute it to the specimen vials (see images and
video below). Use the 3-way valve, as needed, to control fluid flow and
prevent leakage when no syringe or tubing is attached.
Contd
14 Connect one end of the fluid collection tubing to the stopcock and
the other end to a vacuum bottle or a drainage bag.
Contd
The catheter can become occluded by a loop of bowel or omentum.
If the flow stops, kink or clasp the tubing to avert loss of suction,
then break the seal and manipulate the catheter slightly, then
reconnect and see if flow resumes. Rotating the catheter about the
long axis can sometimes reinstitute flow in models with side ports.
Remove the catheter after the desired amount of ascitic fluid has
been drained (see image below). Apply firm pressure to stop
bleeding, if present. Place a bandage over the skin puncture site.
Complication
Failed attempt to collect peritoneal fluid
Persistent leak from the puncture site
Wound infection
Abdominal wall hematoma
Spontaneous hemoperitoneum: This rare complication is due to
mesenteric variceal bleeding after removal of a large amount of ascitic
fluid (>4 L).
Hollow viscous perforation (small or large bowel, stomach, bladder)
Catheter laceration and loss in abdominal cavity
Laceration of major blood vessel (aorta, mesenteric artery, iliac artery)
Postparacentesis hypotension
Dilutional hyponatremia
Hepatorenal syndrome
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