Are we providing patient-centered care? Preferences about paracentesis and thoracentesis procedures

• Main Authors: Jeffrey Barsuk (Author), Sarah Kozmic (Author), Jordan Scher (Author), Joe Feinglass (Author), Aimee Hoyer (Author), Diane Wayne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Beryl Institute, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Procedures performed at the bedside are as safe and less expensive than Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures. Patient preferences regarding location are rarely taken into account. Therefore, in this study we compared patient satisfaction with bedside and IR paracentesis and thoracentesis procedu...