Beta-blockers have no effect on outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and severe infections

Hepatology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1412-1413

  Galbois, Arnaud ^a,b,c   Das, Vincent ^d   Thabut, Dominique ^a,b,c   Maury, Eric ^a,b,c   Ait Oufella, Hafid ^a,b,c   Housset, Chantal ^b,c   Guidet, Bertrand ^a,b,c  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Andre Gregoire   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 79953765641     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24053     Document Type: Letter

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