2023
AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Use of Vasoactive Drugs and Intravenous Albumin in Cirrhosis: Expert Review
Garcia-Tsao G, Abraldes J, Rich N, Wong V. AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Use of Vasoactive Drugs and Intravenous Albumin in Cirrhosis: Expert Review. Gastroenterology 2023, 166: 202-210. PMID: 37978969, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisAcute kidney injuryLarge-volume paracentesisEffective arterial blood volumeVasoactive drugsVariceal hemorrhageArterial blood volumeHRS-AKIUncomplicated ascitesIntravenous albuminVolume statusPractice UpdateBlood volumeChronic liver failure grade 3Best practice advice statementsClinical Practice Updates CommitteeEnd-stage liver diseaseAGA Clinical Practice UpdateForms of AKIIntensive care unit monitoringAGA Governing BoardCombination of vasoconstrictorsInitial endoscopic hemostasisPatient's volume statusClinical Practice Update
2012
The Combination of Octreotide and Midodrine Is Not Superior to Albumin in Preventing Recurrence of Ascites After Large-Volume Paracentesis
Bari K, Miñano C, Shea M, Inayat IB, Hashem HJ, Gilles H, Heuman D, Garcia–Tsao G. The Combination of Octreotide and Midodrine Is Not Superior to Albumin in Preventing Recurrence of Ascites After Large-Volume Paracentesis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2012, 10: 1169-1175. PMID: 22801062, PMCID: PMC3678262, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostparacentesis circulatory dysfunctionRecurrence of ascitesVasoconstrictor groupAlbumin groupRefractory ascitesAscites recurrenceCombination of midodrineCombination of octreotidePlacebo-controlled trialLarge-volume paracentesisEffective blood volumeTreatment of choiceSingle intravenous doseOral midodrinePreventing RecurrenceRenal failureCirculatory dysfunctionMedian timeSerum levelsIntravenous doseIntramuscular injectionIntravenous administrationAscitesMidodrineBlood volume
1995
Octreotide blunts postprandial splanchnic hyperemia in cirrhotic patients: A double‐blind randomized echo‐doppler study
Buonamico P, Sabbá C, Garcia‐Tsao G, Berardi E, Antonica G, Ferraioli G, Jensen J, Lerner E, Taylor K, Albano O, Groszmann R. Octreotide blunts postprandial splanchnic hyperemia in cirrhotic patients: A double‐blind randomized echo‐doppler study. Hepatology 1995, 21: 134-139. PMID: 7806146, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840210123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal vein cross-sectional areaPostprandial splanchnic hyperemiaSuperior mesenteric arterySMA-VCirrhotic patientsSplanchnic hyperemiaSplanchnic hemodynamicsPlacebo administrationMeal ingestionPV-VFasted stateVein cross-sectional areaEcho-Doppler studyEffect of octreotideCrossover studyMesenteric arteryPulsatility indexLiquid mealPatientsSeparate daysCross-sectional areaSignificant decreaseIngestionHyperemiaSignificant increase