Paracentesis: Informed Consent

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Potential complications of Paracentesis include:

  • Bleeding:
    – Hemorrhage, Hemoperitoneum, Hematoma, Pseudoaneurysm
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Bowel injury
  1. K Sharzehi. Hemorrhagic complications of paracentesis: a systematic review of the literature. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2014;2014:985141.

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