Poor outcomes with treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 with splancnic vasoconstrictors and albumin: report of seven cases and review of the literature Resultados adversos com o emprego de vasoconstritores esplâncnicos e albumina para tratamento da síndrome hepatorrenal do tipo 1: relato de sete casos e revisão da literatura

Poor outcomes with treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 with splancnic vasoconstrictors and albumin: report of seven cases and review of the literature Resultados adversos com o emprego de vasoconstritores esplâncnicos e albumina para tratamento da síndrome hepatorrenal do tipo 1: relato de sete casos e revisão da literatura

CONTEXT: Treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS-1) with splancnic vasoconstrictors and high-dose albumin has been associated with reversal of renal failure in approximately 60% to 80% of the cases in pilot or uncontrolled studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of treatment of HRS-1 with...

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Main Authors: Jamile Rosário Kalil, Liv Aparicio Cerqueira, Daniel Silva Barbosa, Marina Pamponet Motta, Marília da Silva Nery, Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2009-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Síndrome hepatorrenal
Hepatopatias
Vasoconstritores
Albuminas
Hepatorenal syndrome
Liver diseases
Vasoconstrictor agents
Albumin
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