Automated low flow pump system for the treatment of refractory ascites: A multi-center safety and efficacy study

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 922-927

  Bellot, Pablo ^a,k   Welker, Martin Walter ^b   Soriano, German ^c,k   Von Schaewen, Markus ^d   Appenrodt, Beate ^e   Wiest, Reiner ^f   Whittaker, Steven ^g   Tzonev, Radin ^h   Handshiev, Stoyan ⁱ   Verslype, Chris ^j   Moench, Christian ^b   Zeuzem, Stefan ^b   Sauerbruch, Tilman ^e   Guarner, Carlos ^c,k   Schott, Ekart ^d   Johnson, Noel ^g   Petrov, Assen ^h   Katzarov, Krum ⁱ   Nevens, Frederik ^j   Zapater, Pedro ^a,k   Such, Jose ^a,k,l   more..

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Servicio de Patologia Digestiva   (Spain)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^g Sequana Medical AG   (Switzerland)

^h Tokuda Hospital   (Bulgaria)

ⁱ MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Bulgaria)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^k INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^l MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Failure; Liver; Refractory

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NORFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; AUTOMATED LOW FLOW ASCITES PUMP; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLADDER PERFORATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PUMP; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARACENTESIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876283968     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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