Abstract:Background: To identify predictors of paracentesis in women with severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, we assessed patient characteristics and outcome measures of women with severe OHSS Golan grade II/III from 1996 to 2010 using univariate and multivariate analyses with the number of paracenteses as the main outcome. Results: Three hundred ninety four women with OHSS Golan grade II (n = 40) and grade III (n = 354) were included in the study. Paracentesis was… Show more
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