Make your own paracentisis kit

For healthcare professionals only. This Procedurette shows how to build a nifty paracentesis kit out of the foley kit and some standard IV tubing that is present in almost any ER.

For patients with ascities, a diagnostic or therapeutic tap can be a critical intervention. Sadly, many departments don't have a dedicated kit for this procedure, and we end up dribbling infected ascites into open containers sitting on the ER floor. Therefore, every ER doc, resident, and PA should know how to make their own paracentesis kit.

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Education

Tags:

• procedurette
• paracentesis
• ascites
• tap
• paracentesis kit
• paracentesis equipment
• procedure

[procedurettes]

Thanks! It really works, too.

[ventilator98]

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