Since the 1950s, when albumin infusion was introduced as a way to improve plasma osmotic pressure in cirrhotic patients with ascites and hypoalbuminemia, the role of albumin in the management of ...

Depending on severity, management of ascites consists of diverse strategy, including dietary sodium restriction, diuretic therapy, repeated large-volume paracentesis with albumin infusion ...

Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction can also manifest as ascites. Patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction usually present with bleeding from gastroesophageal ...

Only 1 had a serum albumin level of less than 2.0 gm. per 100 ml. The effect of paracentesis was recorded by Gabuzda et al. 7 in 7 patients. In addition to rapid recurrence of ascites, decreases ...