Terlipressin for variceal bleeding induces large plasma sodium fluctuations in patients without cirrhosis.

Peter Lykke EriksenAnne Luise Hartkopf-MikkelsenPeter OttHendrik VilstrupNiels Kristian Aagaard

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2018)

Terlipressin treatment of bleeding varices carries a high risk of potentially dangerous PNa fluctuations in patients with non-cirrhotic prehepatic portal hypertension.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation
blood pressure
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported