Educating medical residents about the benefits of paracentesis can boost their understanding of the procedure and may reduce readmission rates for patients with cirrhosis, new research shows.
Senior study author Nicholas Lim, MB, BCh, a hepatologist and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis, said he has been interested in improving the quality of care among patients admitted to the hospital with cirrhosis.
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