Should a cirrhotic’s INR and platelets deter you from doing a paracentesis? Do you need to transfuse prior to a paracentesis? Do generalist have worse procedure complications than specialists? Go deeper with Dr. …
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Clinical Correlations
CORE IM podcast: Mind The Gap on Admission Paracentesis
November 1, 2017![](https://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ascites.jpg)
You have always been told to do a diagnostic paracentesis on admission in cirrhotics with ascites, but why? Can you just get away with clinical judgment to rule out SBP? Is faculty …