Beneficial effects of intravenous albumin infusion on the hemodynamic and humoral changes after total paracentesis
✍ Scribed by Angelo Luca; Juan C. García-Pagán; Jaume Bosch; Faust Feu; Wladimiro Jiménez; Angels Ginés; Mercedes Fernández; Angels Escorsell; Vicente Arroyo; Joan Rodés
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 656 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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✦ Synopsis
The study investigated the hemodynamic and neurohumoral effects of albumin infusion after total paracentesis in 18 patients with cirrhosis and tense ascites. Measurements of systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics, and vasoactive neurohumoral systems were performed before and immediately after total paracentesis. The pa-Abbreviations: PRA, plasma renin activity; PA, plasma aldosterone; I S ' , intravenous; HVPG, hepatic venous pressure gradient; ANF, atrial natriuretic factor; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.