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    Interventional procedure overview of tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion of refractory ascites in cirrhosis

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    Introduction

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) prepared this interventional procedure overview to help members of the interventional procedures advisory committee (IPAC) make recommendations about the safety and efficacy of an interventional procedure. It is based on a rapid review of the medical literature and professional opinion. It should not be regarded as a definitive assessment of the procedure.

    Date prepared

    This overview was prepared in January 2022.

    Procedure name

    • Long-term tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion for palliation of refractory ascites in cirrhosis

    Professional societies

    • British Society for Interventional Radiology (BSIR)

    • British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)

    • Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS)

    • British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL)

    • Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland.