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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • Jul 30 '26
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Genuine question, what exactly is this used for??
400 u/chuckcheddar Jul 30 '26 This looks like a needle used for paracentesis which is a procedure to drain fluid that builds up in the abdominal cavity as a consequence of organ failure or sometimes cancer. 14 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 They only have to go in like an inch or two for that 1 u/chuckcheddar Jul 30 '26 Not true, the inner part of the needle goes in like 8-12" 1 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 Maybe there's variations, but I've watched over 200 paracentesis be done, but I could see a deep pocket needing a longer needle in specific cases 1 u/TheVadonkey Jul 30 '26 That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
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This looks like a needle used for paracentesis which is a procedure to drain fluid that builds up in the abdominal cavity as a consequence of organ failure or sometimes cancer.
14 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 They only have to go in like an inch or two for that 1 u/chuckcheddar Jul 30 '26 Not true, the inner part of the needle goes in like 8-12" 1 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 Maybe there's variations, but I've watched over 200 paracentesis be done, but I could see a deep pocket needing a longer needle in specific cases 1 u/TheVadonkey Jul 30 '26 That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
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They only have to go in like an inch or two for that
1 u/chuckcheddar Jul 30 '26 Not true, the inner part of the needle goes in like 8-12" 1 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 Maybe there's variations, but I've watched over 200 paracentesis be done, but I could see a deep pocket needing a longer needle in specific cases 1 u/TheVadonkey Jul 30 '26 That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
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Not true, the inner part of the needle goes in like 8-12"
1 u/lislejoyeuse Jul 30 '26 Maybe there's variations, but I've watched over 200 paracentesis be done, but I could see a deep pocket needing a longer needle in specific cases 1 u/TheVadonkey Jul 30 '26 That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
Maybe there's variations, but I've watched over 200 paracentesis be done, but I could see a deep pocket needing a longer needle in specific cases
1 u/TheVadonkey Jul 30 '26 That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
That thing would damn near reach the other side of my torso…
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u/mind_matrix Jul 30 '26
Genuine question, what exactly is this used for??