Combination of clonidine and diuretic in cirrhotic ascites with activated sympathetic nervous system: Would it be a magical bullet?

Effects of clonidine on diuretic respons

Effects of clonidine on diuretic response in ascitic patients with cirrhosis and activation of sympathetic nervous system

✍ Anne Lenaerts; Thierry Codden; Jean-Claude Meunier; Jean-Pol Henry; Gaston Ligny 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 123 KB 👁 2 views

The effects of the addition of clonidine to diuretics on the mobilization of ascites in the short term (diuretic response and requirement of diuretics) and the long term (readmissions for tense ascites and requirement of diuretics) were examined in patients with cirrhosis and with increased sympathe