Minimizing ascites: Complication of cirrhosis signals clinical deterioration

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 91-103

  Garcia Jr , Nelson ^a   Sanyal, Arun J ^b,c  

^a Division of Gastroenterology

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMILORIDE; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BED REST; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

EID: 0035113808     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2001.02.854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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