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Effect of furosemide on muscle cramps in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Yasuhiko SawadaHideto KawarataniTakuya KuboYukihisa FujinagaMasanori FurukawaSoichiro SaikawaShinya SatoHiroaki TakayaKosuke KajiNaotaka ShimozatoKei MoriyaTadashi NamisakiTakemi AkahaneAkira MitoroHitoshi Yoshiji
Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
Furosemide use for patients with cirrhosis was considered a risk factor for occurrence and severity of muscle cramps. On the other hand, skeletal muscle mass loss was not associated with muscle cramps.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • risk assessment