Is Low Volume Drainage of Ascites Associated With Improved Survival in Digestive System Cancer Patients With Malignant Ascites?-A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To determine whether the volume of paracentesis for malignant ascites in acute care hospital wards is associated with survival and symptom relief. Methods: Patients with malignant ascites caused by digestive system cancer who underwent paracentesis between January 2010 and April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed from medical records. Collected data included the drainage volume per paracentesis procedure, survival time from the first paracentesis procedure, symptoms, and adverse events. According to the volume per paracentesis procedure, we divided the patients into the "small-drainage" (≤1500 mL) and "standard-drainage" (>1500 mL) groups. Results: The median age of the 144 patients was 69 years, 33% were female, and 64% had gastrointestinal cancer. The med

SUBMITTER: Hoshino S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566212 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature