Open Journal of Blood Diseases

Vol.5 No.4(2015), Paper ID 62222, 5 pages

DOI:10.4236/ojbd.2015.54007

 

Large-Volume Paracentesis in Patients with Cirrhotic Ascites: Does It Increase the Risk of Serious Bleeding and the Need for Transfusion?

 

Hind I. Fallatah

 

Unit of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

Copyright © 2015 Hind I. Fallatah et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Fallatah, H. (2015) Large-Volume Paracentesis in Patients with Cirrhotic Ascites: Does It Increase the Risk of Serious Bleeding and the Need for Transfusion?. Open Journal of Blood Diseases, 5, 43-47. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2015.54007.

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