We read with interest the study by Sola `et al., 1 who found that 39 patients (67%) had a very alarming decrease in their serum sodium levels ! 5 mEq/L during terlipressin treatment for acute variceal bleeding (AVB). We, however, feel that some of their observations may require a closer look by the
Hyponatremia in patients treated with terlipressin: Mechanisms and implications for clinical practice
✍ Scribed by Aleksander Krag; Søren Møller; Flemming Bendtsen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 369 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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