Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of abdominal indwelling catheterization for the patients with large-volume ascites. Methods A total of 84 patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with large-volume ascites admitted in the first affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2015 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups, one was the puncture group and another was the catheterization group. The efficacy and safety were evaluated. Results Forty-four patients were enrolled in catheterization group, whereas forty patients were enrolled in puncture group. Symptoms associated with ascites had been eased and patients’ qualities of life had been improved in 2 weeks in each group. The tube fell out rate was 27.3% for patients in catheterization group. There was no operation related complications such as death, bleeding and intestinal perforation occurred. Either Child B stage or Child C stage, the dynamic changes of liver function and renal function in catheterization group were comparable to those in puncture group. No adverse event such as catheterization-related or puncture-related infection was observed. Conclusion Abdominal catheterization is effective and safe in management of large amount of ascites complicated with cirrhosis, however, the high rate of tube-fell-out should be paid more attention.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy and safety of early abdominal paracentesis drainage (APD) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). MethodsThe PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP databases were searched to collect randomized controlled trials and cohort studies on the management of SAP via early APD from inception to December 10, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using RevMan 5.4 software and Stata 17.0 software. ResultsEighteen studies were included, with a total sample size of 2 685 patients. The meta-analysis showed that early APD could decrease mortality (OR=0.49, 95%CI 0.35 to 0.69, P<0.01) and the incidences of multiple organ failure (OR=0.56, 95%CI 0.45 to 0.71, P<0.01), ARDS (OR=0.54, 95%CI 0.41 to 0.71, P<0.01), and infectious complications (OR=0.72, 95%CI 0.57 to 0.92, P<0.01) and also reduce the need for further interventions and the total cost incurred during hospitalization, reduce the length of hospital stay, and reduce the number of days spent in the intensive care unit. However, there were no significant differences in the incidence of pneumonia, bacteremia, and sepsis between the two groups. ConclusionThe treatment of SAP via early APD, which has high clinical value, could decrease the incidence of multiple organ failure, improve the prognosis of patients, and reduce the associated mortality rate. Moreover, APD does not increase the risk of infection-related complications. Due to the limited quantity and quality of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.