ALLMedicine™ Hepatorenal Syndrome Center

Oct 20th, 2020 - Hepatorenal syndrome is a rare entity that is part of the complications of liver cirrhosis in its more severe stages. Without treatment, its mortality rate increases significantly. Terlipressin is considered to be the therapy of choice until the n...

Oct 16th, 2020 - Cirrhotic portal hypertension is characterised by development of the decompensating events of ascites, encephalopathy, portal hypertensive bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome, which arise in a setting of cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction (CAID...

Oct 16th, 2020 - Vasoactive drugs form the mainstay of therapy for two of the most important complications of liver disease: hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and acute variceal bleed (AVB). With cumulative evidence supporting the use in cirrhosis, terlipressin has been ...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - Previous recommendation suggested living donor liver transplantation(LDLT) should not be considered for patients with Model for End-stage Liver Disease(MELD)>25 and hepatorenal syndrome(HRS). Patients who were listed with MELD>25 from 2008-2017 we...

Oct 1st, 2020 - Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) occurs in patients with cirrhosis or fulminant hepatic failure and is a kind of pre-renal failure due to intense reduction of kidney perfusion induced by severe hepatic injury. While other causes of pre-renal acute kidne...

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Oct 20th, 2020 - Hepatorenal syndrome is a rare entity that is part of the complications of liver cirrhosis in its more severe stages. Without treatment, its mortality rate increases significantly. Terlipressin is considered to be the therapy of choice until the n...

Oct 16th, 2020 - Cirrhotic portal hypertension is characterised by development of the decompensating events of ascites, encephalopathy, portal hypertensive bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome, which arise in a setting of cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction (CAID...

Oct 16th, 2020 - Vasoactive drugs form the mainstay of therapy for two of the most important complications of liver disease: hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and acute variceal bleed (AVB). With cumulative evidence supporting the use in cirrhosis, terlipressin has been ...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - Previous recommendation suggested living donor liver transplantation(LDLT) should not be considered for patients with Model for End-stage Liver Disease(MELD)>25 and hepatorenal syndrome(HRS). Patients who were listed with MELD>25 from 2008-2017 we...

Oct 1st, 2020 - Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) occurs in patients with cirrhosis or fulminant hepatic failure and is a kind of pre-renal failure due to intense reduction of kidney perfusion induced by severe hepatic injury. While other causes of pre-renal acute kidne...

Jul 15th, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee narrowly recommended, by an 8-7 vote, that the agency grant marketing approval to terlipressin for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1, a seve...

Jul 15th, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee narrowly recommended, by an 8-7 vote, that the agency grant marketing approval to terlipressin for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1, a seve...

Jul 5th, 2020 - In this case, the patient's postprocedural course was characterized initially by worsening liver failure, elevated intra-abdominal pressures, and confusion. He eventually progressed to frank encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, and pneumonia. Ult...

Jun 11th, 2020 - Takeaway Terlipressin is the most commonly prescribed vasoconstrictor for hospitalised patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) in the UK, consistent with current guidelines. Initiation of terlipressin in patients with less...

Jun 11th, 2020 - Takeaway Terlipressin is the most commonly prescribed vasoconstrictor for hospitalised patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) in the UK, consistent with current guidelines. Initiation of terlipressin in patients with less...