…rarely used in large volume ascites. Diagnostic paracentesis 1. Scan the left lower quadrant. Confirm at least 2–3 cm of free fluid depth with…

…with expected blood loss or large volume shifts. Patients in whom non invasive measurement is unreliable: marked obesity, pronounced vasoconstriction, arrhythmia, intra aortic balloon pump…

…the tourniquet 10–15 cm proximal to the intended puncture site, let the arm hang, ask the patient to pump with the hand, and pa

…with no fine tuning, in geographically and structurally distinct US and Taiwanese cohorts. Finally, and unusually, they paired the predictor with a generative model to…

…a bite block, and powerful suction with wide bore tubing. Working suction, oxygen and complete equipment for intubation and ventilation must be to hand before…