Comparison of outcome in patients with cirrhosis and ascites following treatment with albumin or a synthetic colloid

• Published in: Liver international Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 46 - 54
• Main Authors: Moreau, Richard, Valla, Dominique-Charles, Durand-Zaleski, Isabelle, Bronowicki, Jean-Pierre, Durand, François, Chaput, Jean-Claude, Dadamessi, Innocenti, Silvain, Christine, Bonny, Corinne, Oberti, Frédéric, Gournay, Jérôme, Lebrec, Didier, Grouin, Jean-Marie, Guémas, Eric, Golly, Dominique, Padrazzi, Bruno, Tellier, Zéra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.02.2006
• Subjects: albumin; ascites; cirrhosis; complications; cost analysis; plasma expander

: Background: The question of which colloid (albumin or synthetic colloids) used for plasma expansion following paracentesis or other complications requiring fluid loading in patients with cirrhosis remains controversial. Aims: To compare outcome and hospital‐related cost in patients with cirrhosis...