Ascitic drainage

PH3674 / 8782

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/procedure-ascitic-drainage
    Version ID
    39388836
    Coding System
    SNOMED CT codes
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    User Requirements

    This codelist aims to identify any ascitic drain procedure or code that indicate that an ascitic drainage procedure has taken place.

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    Methodology Search Terms: ascites / ascitic / abdominal paracentesis

    Inclusion Criteria for Codes

    Refers to ascitic drain: - procedure (ascitic drain) - observation (for example, organisms found in ascitic fluid)

    Exclusion Criteria for Codes

    Codes that refer to ascites alone and not drainage

    Borderline Cases to Highlight Nil

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/procedure-ascitic-drainage/39388836

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3674/version/8782/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3674',
     version_id=8782
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3674',
     version_id=8782
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3674/version/8782/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3674',
     version_id=8782
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3674',
     version_id=8782
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    Ascitic drainage ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:29