1.Rapid Manual Drainage of Ascites in a Home Visit Setting
Kiyofumi OYA ; Akiko FUKUDA ; Hideto SATO ; Rie TOKUTANI ; Jun HAMANO ; Naosuke YOKOMICHI ; Hiroto ISHIKI ; Shunsuke OYAMADA ; Shuji HIRAMOTO
Palliative Care Research 2024;19(3):163-168
Abdominal paracentesis is a standard intervention for symptom relief in patients with ascites; however, there is no established agreement regarding the optimal speed of ascites drainage. This paper presents three cases of rapid manual drainage of ascites (RMDA) conducted during home visits: a 72 year-old male with intractable cirrhosis, a 73 year-old male with malignant ascites secondary to cancer of the pancreatic tail, and a 54 year-old male suffering from malignant ascites due to pancreatic tail cancer with hepatic metastases. Drainage volumes ranged from 1.4 to 3 liters, with procedures taking between 12 to 14 minutes. Post-procedure systolic blood pressures were maintained above 90 mmHg at immediate, 2 (±1) hours, and 24 (±12) hours following the procedure in all cases. No severe adverse events were reported. RMDA may offer a reduced procedural time in the home visit context, lessening patient discomfort and healthcare provider costs. Further studies are needed to evaluate the safety of RMDA in home care settings.
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