Prompt diagnostic paracentesis upon hospital admission to evaluate for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) has been shown to decrease mortality and length of hospitalization. Time constraints of admitting physicians and lack of training in paracentesis in internal medicine residency have led to paracenteses being performed almost exclusively by Interventional Radiology (IR) in our hospital, Northshore University Hospital, Northwell Health.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2021.05.026

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