Patients with hepatorenal syndrome, or HRS, treated with a regimen of terlipressin/albumin had higher rates of improved renal function vs. patients treated with a regimen of midodrine and ...

Albumin is a protein crucial for quantifying the effects of kidney disease. Albumin remains in the blood when normally functioning kidneys filter blood. When there is kidney damage, the filter cannot ...

Researchers also found an improvement in specialized blood markers focusing on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and albumin function in patients receiving weekly albumin injection. Among ...

Effective therapies for hepatorenal syndrome (HRS)—which is associated with reduced survival both before and after liver transplantation in patients with advanced cirrhosis—are lacking. However, ...

To address knowledge gaps, investigators conducted a meta-analysis of more than 70,000 patients in 10 trials of SGLT2 inhibitors vs placebo to determine the relative risks of CKD progression across ...

Learn what the albumin blood test means for your health, how it’s done, and what low or high levels can reveal about your ...

The results of two large-scale studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors significantly ...

Fluid resuscitation with colloid and crystalloid solutions is a ubiquitous intervention in acute medicine. The selection and use of resuscitation fluids is based on physiological principles, but ...

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The first successful in-patient trial of liver dialysis* has been completed by researchers from UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, UCL spin-out Yaqrit and their collaborators. The DIALIVE device, invented ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio The combination of terlipressin and ...