Creatinine Change on Vasoconstrictors as Mortality Surrogate in Hepatorenal Syndrome: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Belcher JM, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Creatinine Change on Vasoconstrictors as Mortality Surrogate in Hepatorenal Syndrome: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0135625. PMID: 26295585, PMCID: PMC4546623, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta creatinineHepatorenal syndromeRelative riskSerum creatininePost-treatment mortalityVasoconstrictor therapyRandomized trialsHRS type 1Completion of treatmentWeb of ScienceRenal functionCreatinine changesOverall mortalitySevere complicationsControl armTreatment periodVasoconstrictor medicationCreatinineElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMortalityType 1PatientsSignificant mortality