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SUBMITTER: Best LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6740336 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Best Lawrence Mj LM Freeman Suzanne C SC Sutton Alex J AJ Cooper Nicola J NJ Tng Eng-Loon EL Csenar Mario M Hawkins Neil N Pavlov Chavdar S CS Davidson Brian R BR Thorburn Douglas D Cowlin Maxine M Milne Elisabeth Jane EJ Tsochatzis Emmanuel E Gurusamy Kurinchi Selvan KS
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20190912
<h4>Background</h4>Hepatorenal syndrome is defined as renal failure in people with cirrhosis in the absence of other causes. In addition to supportive treatment such as albumin to restore fluid balance, the other potential treatments include systemic vasoconstrictor drugs (such as vasopressin analogues or noradrenaline), renal vasodilator drugs (such as dopamine), transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), and liver support with molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS). There i ...[more]