Changes in cardiac output and incidence of volume overload in cirrhotics receiving 20% albumin infusion

Autor: Manoj Kumar, Jelen S Khumuckham, Saggere Muralikrishna Shasthry, Shiv Kumar Sarin
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver. 37(8)
ISSN: 1478-3231
Popis: Introduction Cirrhotic patients are prone to develop volume over load, have increased capillary permeability and latent or overt cardiomyopathy. Whether albumin infusion causes volume overload in cirrhotics has not been adequately studied Patients and Methods Ninety nine consecutive cirrhotic patients receiving 1gm per kg albumin infusion were evaluated for development of volume overload. Clinical, echocardiographic and hemodynamic changes were closely monitored during and after albumin infusion Results Thirty (30.30%) patients developed volume overload. Patients with higher BMI (p=0.003), lower CTP (p=0.01) and MELD (p=0.034) were more often associated with the development of volume overload. Though baseline diastolic dysfunction was present in 82.8% patients, it did not influence development of volume overload or changes in the cardiac output. The cardiac output increased significantly after albumin infusion [4.9±1.554 L/min) to 5.86±1.85 L/min), p
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