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Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-65266

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BACKGROUND: Patients with cirrhotic ascites have low serum albumin levels, and paracentesis of ascitic fluid could compromise them further. AIM: We compared the therapeutic efficacy of ascitic fluid filtration and concentrate infusion (AFI) versus total-volume paracentesis (TVP) with colloid infusion in control of tense or intractable cirrhotic ascites. METHODS: Ten patients underwent AFI; their ascitic fluid was filtered repeatedly through hollow-fiber hemodialyzer, and the concentrate reinfused intravenously. In ten patients TVP was done with simultaneous intravenous colloid infusion. Follow-up was done weekly and the study terminated if the patient needed diuretics or developed complications. RESULTS: Pre-study parameters were similar in the two groups. In the AFI and TVP groups, the duration of procedure was median 12 hours and 5.5 hours; fluid removed by paracentesis was 10.2 L and 8.0 L, respectively; and fluid infused intravenously was 0.5 L [with mean (SD) protein content 5.7 (1.3) g/dl] and 1.1 L, respectively. Glomerular filtration rates were lower than normal in the two groups but did not change significantly with the procedure; body weight remained significantly lower up to week 3 and week 2, respectively. The study was terminated at median week 3 (range 1-8) and week 2 (1-4), respectively. Fever was an accompaniment of AFI and one patient developed peritonitis. CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing AFI remained diuretic-free longer; the procedure is cost-effective but needs to be further evaluated to minimize the side-effects.


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Ascitis/etiología , Peso Corporal , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Femenino , Humanos , Infusiones Intravenosas , Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Paracentesis , Sustitutos del Plasma/administración & dosificación , Poligelina/administración & dosificación , Distribución Aleatoria , Estadísticas no Paramétricas , Ultrafiltración/métodos
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