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MeSH Heading: Paracentesis
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.998.329; E02.309.805; E02.800.550; E04.237.667; E04.665.600; E05.200.998.329
Unique ID: D019152
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019152
Scope Note: A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity or organ via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.
Entry Term(s): Centesis; Culdocentesis; Puncture and Aspiration; Puncture and Drainage
Previous Indexing: Drainage (1966-1996); Punctures (1966-1996); Suction (1977-1996)
See Also: Douglas' Pouch
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/02/12
Revision Date: 2015/06/26

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0028556
Scope Note: A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity or organ via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.
Terms: Paracentesis Preferred Term
Term UI T057127
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Centesis
Term UI T000879659
Date05/14/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Puncture and Drainage
Term UI T000879660
Date05/14/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Puncture and Aspiration
Term UI T000879661
Date05/14/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016)

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