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, ...

For hemorheological measurements, whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity were determined using a falling ball microviscometer (AMVn-200, Anton Paar, Austria). 21 This instrument comprises a glass ...

A study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing ...

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 ...

People with Type 2 diabetes should be concerned with their kidney function, but current testing is woefully insufficient. A ...

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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 ...