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Objective To assess the safety and cost savings of using wall suction and plastic canisters instead of evacuated bottles, currently in short supply, to drain, and collect large amounts of fluid during image-guided paracentesis procedures. Materials and methods In a hospital-based practice, 551 image-guided paracenteses were performed in 191 consecutive patients over a 10-month period, using wall...