Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... dynamic). Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis. Locate abdominal ascites in right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, ...

The pleural effusion and ascites had cleared completely in these patients. Two of the infected collections needed percutaneous catheter drainage. There was no mortality. The 26 responders were ...