Effect of diuretics resp. Paracentesis on liver function in patients with tense ascites
- Book ID
- 123206436
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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Large-volume paracentesis is an accepted therapeutic modality for the treatment of tense ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Whereas the effects of large-volume paracentesis on the cardiovascular system have been studied in great detail, the effects of tense ascites and large-volume paracentesis on
This study was supported in part by the Fondo de Investigationes Sanitarias de la Seguridad Social (FISS 91/0374) and Fundacio Catalana per a 1'Estudi de les Malalties del Fetge. Dr. Luca was a recipient of a grant fellowship by Fundacio Privada Clinic per a la Recerca Biomedica.
In patients with portal hypertension and tense ascites, large-volume paracentesis improves patient comfort and may improve systemic hemodynamics. However, it has been avoided in nonedematous patients because of concern for complications, including intravascular volume depletion. In this study, 12 no