Randomized trial comparing albumin and saline in the prevention of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotic patients with ascites

Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1147-1153

  Sola Vera, Javier ^a,c   Miñana, Josep ^b   Ricart, Elena ^b   Planella, Montserrat ^b   González, Begoña ^b   Torras, Xavier ^b   Rodríguez, Jose ^b   Such, José ^a   Pascual, Sonia ^a   Soriano, Germán ^b   Pérez Mateo, Miguel ^a   Guarner, Carlos ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PARACENTESIS INDUCED CIRCULATORY DYSFUNCTION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038036551     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50169     Document Type: Article

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