Treatment of ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis - part I.

نویسندگان

  • Flemming Bendtsen
  • Henning Grønbaek
  • Jesper Bach Hansen
  • Niels Kristian Aagaard
  • Lars Schmidt
  • Søren Møller
چکیده

National guidelines for treatment of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatorenal syndrome, and hyponatremia have been approved by the Danish Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Ascites develops in approximately 60% of patients with cirrhosis during a 10 year period and is frequently associated with complications that determine the course of the disease and the prognosis. These evidence-based guidelines are divided in two parts and consider definitions, pathophysiology, diagnostic aspects, treatment, and prophylaxis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Danish medical journal

دوره 59 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012