Medical Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome - AASLD
Medical Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome - AASLD
Medical Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome - AASLD
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TIPS for HRS:<strong>AASLD</strong> Practice Guidelines• Small uncontrolled trials• No comparative survival benefit shown• Common complications• TIPS thrombosis (10–15%)• TIPS occlusions/stenosis (18–78%)• Hepatic encephalopathy (20–31%)‣Not recommended for treatment <strong>of</strong> HRS,especially type 1,•pending the publication <strong>of</strong> controlled trials<strong>AASLD</strong>, American Association for the Study <strong>of</strong> Liver Diseases.Boyer TD, et al. Hepatology. 2005;41:386–400.
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