Improvement in Quality of Life and Decrease in Large‐Volume Paracentesis Requirements With the Automated Low‐Flow Ascites Pump

The automated low‐flow ascites pump (alfapump) is an implantable device that drains ascites directly into the urinary bladder. We studied its safety (absence of serious complications) and efficacy (decreased large‐volume paracentesis [LVP] requirement and improved quality of life [QoL]) in the manag...

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Autores principales: Wong, Florence, Bendel, Emily, Sniderman, Kenneth, Frederick, Todd, Haskal, Ziv J., Sanyal, Arun, Asrani, Sumeet K., Capel, Jeroen, Kamath, Patrick S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7216956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31999044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lt.25724

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7216956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31999044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lt.25724

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