Clinical application of homemade percutaneous abdominal paracentesis needle in ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

Abstract

To explore the manipulation and safety of homemade percutaneous abdominal paracentesis needle for abdominal paracentesis in ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. A total of 36 hydrocephalus patients were enrolled in the study. The whole process of abdominal paracentesis and catheter placement was observed, and the time, success rate and safety were evaluated. As results, the success rate of catheter placement was 100%; the average time of paracentesis and catheter placement was 5 min; neither intra-abdominal bleeding nor organ injury was found. The results prompt the homemade percutaneous abdominal paracentesis needle for abdominal paracentesis in ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is safe, minimally invasive, easy to perform with a high success rate and a small surgical scar.

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2014.06.015