2015
Ascites and Its Complications
Garcia‐Tsao G. Ascites and Its Complications. 2015, 2087-2106. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512074.ch106.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute kidney injuryHepatorenal syndromeCompatible clinical presentationPostliver transplant outcomesCause of ascitesPancreatic ductal systemAccumulation of fluidKidney injuryTransplant outcomesTuberculous peritonitisHeart failureClinical presentationPancreatic ascitesDecompensated stageMalignant ascitesCirrhosisPeritoneal cavityAscitesBetter survivalDuctal systemPatientsPancreatic fluidOptimal managementComplicationsMain cause
2003
The management of ascites in cirrhosis: Report on the consensus conference of the international Ascites club
Moore K, Wong F, Gines P, Bernardi M, Ochs A, Salerno F, Angeli P, Porayko M, Moreau R, Garcia‐Tsao G, Jimenez W, Planas R, Arroyo V. The management of ascites in cirrhosis: Report on the consensus conference of the international Ascites club. Hepatology 2003, 38: 258-266. PMID: 12830009, DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shuntInternational Ascites ClubDiuretic therapyRefractory ascitesColloid volume expansionModest salt restrictionLarge-volume paracentesisManagement of ascitesDevelopment of ascitesHepatic decompensationModerate ascitesGross ascitesLiver transplantationRenal dysfunctionSalt restrictionSodium excretionSodium restrictionTherapeutic paracentesisRenal functionSurvival benefitCommon complicationLiver diseasePancreatic ascitesAscitic patientsTIPS placement