Baseline Renal Function Predicts Hyponatremia in Liver Cirrhosis Patients Treated with Terlipressin for Variceal Bleeding

Baseline Renal Function Predicts Hyponatremia in Liver Cirrhosis Patients Treated with Terlipressin for Variceal Bleeding

Objectives. Terlipressin is safely used for acute variceal bleeding. However, side effects, such as hyponatremia, although very rare, can occur. We investigated the development of hyponatremia in cirrhotic patients who had acute variceal bleeding treated with terlipressin and the identification of t...

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Main Authors: Sung Eun Kim, Dong Min Jung, Ji Won Park, Yeonmi Ju, Bohyun Lee, Hyoung Su Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Myoung Kuk Jang, Sang Hoon Park, Jun Goo Kang, Jae Seung Soh, Hyun Lim, Ho Suk Kang, Sung Hoon Moon, ChulSik Kim, SeongJin Lee, Jong Hyeok Kim, Myung Seok Lee, Dong Joon Kim, Sung-Hee Ihm, ChoongKee Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7610374
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