A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Terlipressin for Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome
Sanyal AJ, Boyer T, Garcia–Tsao G, Regenstein F, Rossaro L, Appenrodt B, Blei A, Gülberg V, Sigal S, Teuber P, Group T. A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Terlipressin for Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome. Gastroenterology 2008, 134: 1360-1368. PMID: 18471513, PMCID: PMC3730280, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGermanyHepatorenal SyndromeHumansInjections, IntravenousKidney Function TestsLypressinMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRussiaSeverity of Illness IndexShock, SepticSurvival RateTerlipressinTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsHRS type 1Type 1 HRSSCr levelsTreatment successDay 14Type 1Total adverse event rateType 1 hepatorenal syndromePlacebo-controlled clinical trialSafety of terlipressinTrial of terlipressinAdvanced liver diseaseFunctional renal failureNonfatal myocardial infarctionSerum creatinine levelsTransplantation-free survivalAdverse event ratesSyndrome type 1Arterial vasoconstrictorHepatorenal syndromeHRS reversalCreatinine levelsRenal failureRenal functionLiver disease