RESPIRATORY AND SYMPTOMATIC IMPACT OF ASCITES RELIEF BY PARACENTESIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS.

Veronica Lourenço Wittmer Rozy Tozetti Lima Michele Coutinho Maia Halina Duarte Flávia Marini Paro

Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2020)

Since ascites drainage in patients with liver cirrhosis improves pulmonary volumes and thoracic expansion as well as reduces symptoms such as fatigue and dyspnea, we can conclude that ascites have a negative respiratory and symptomatological impact in these patients.

Keyphrases

cell free
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors
sleep quality
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms