Effects of plasma expansion with albumin and paracentesis on haemodynamics and kidney function in critically ill cirrhotic patients with tense ascites and hepatorenal syndrome: a prospective uncontrolled trial

INTRODUCTION: Circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotic patients may cause a specific kind of functional renal failure termed hepato-renal syndrome (HRS). It contributes to the high incidence of renal failure in cirrhotic intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Fluid therapy may aggravate renal failure by in...

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Main Authors: Umgelter, Andreas, Reindl, Wolfgang, Wagner, Katrin S, Franzen, Michael, Stock, Konrad, Schmid, Roland M, Huber, Wolfgang
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374626/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18197961
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6765
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