Concentrated ascitic fluid reinfusion in cirrhotic patients: A simplified method

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 392-398

  Albalate, Marta ^a   Lopez, Dolores Garcia ^a   Vázquez, Alfonso ^a   De Sequera, Patricia ^a   Marriott, Eduardo ^a   Tan, Dunyong ^a   Ortiz, Alberto ^a   Casado, Santos ^a   Carreño, Veconte ^a   Caramelo, Carlos ^a,b  

^a Unidad de Hepatolog?a   (Spain)

^b Dialysis Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascites treatment; paracentesis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COMPLEMENT; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAFILTRATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 12644256623     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90200-6     Document Type: Article

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