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Hepatorenal syndrome primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2]

Overview

Overview

There is no primary prevention of hepatorenal syndrome.

Primary Prevention

Primary Prevention

There is no primary prevention of hepatorenal syndrome. Albumin reduces development of renal failure in patients having liver disease.[1]

References

References

  1. Sort P, Navasa M, Arroyo V, Aldeguer X, Planas R, Ruiz-del-Arbol L; et al. (1999). “Effect of intravenous albumin on renal impairment and mortality in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis”. N Engl J Med. 341 (6): 403–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM199908053410603. PMID 10432325.

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