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Terlipressin Induced Severe Hyponatremia [PDF]
Terlipressin is a vasopressin analogue used for its vasoconstrictor effect in the treatment of variceal bleeding. Despite its good safety profile compared to vasopressin, some adverse reactions may occur during its use – e.g. hyponatremia.
Martin Šíma+3 more
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Challenges in the Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury: A US Chart Review of Treatment Patterns and Survival Outcomes. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Treatments for hepatorenal syndrome with acute kidney injury (HRS‐AKI) that are not FDA‐approved have been widely used in the United States (US) with variable outcomes. This study describes the practice patterns, outcomes, and healthcare utilization around vasopressor use before terlipressin approval in 2022. Methods A retrospective
Sanyal AJ+12 more
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Future indications for terlipressin therapy [PDF]
SummaryVasoconstrictor agents such as terlipressin (Glypressin®) have been shown to have beneficial effects in the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), in terms of improving renal function and subsequent survival rates. Patients with HRS have also been shown to have improved survival after liver transplantation if they receive terlipressin ...
Didier Lebrec
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Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses of terlipressin in patients with hepatorenal syndrome
The objective of this population pharmacokinetics (PK) analysis was to characterize the PK of terlipressin and its active metabolite, lysine-vasopressin (L-VP), in patients with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), following intravenous administration of ...
Xiaofeng Wang, Khurram Jamil
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Terlipressin-induced hyponatraemia [PDF]
Terlipressin is a vasopressin (V1 receptor) agonist that causes splanchnic constriction and is used in the management of variceal bleeding. This case report demonstrates the profound hyponatraemia, sufficient to cause a fall in conscious level, developing following terlipressin administration for variceal gastrointestinal bleeding.
J Kilic, P Anderson, R Gray
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Terlipressin‐induced foot ischemia [PDF]
AbstractTerlipressin‐induced peripheral ischemia is a rare side effect of the drug, which should be timely identified and treated to prevent permanent necrosis.
Ines Dakhlia+4 more
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Terlipressin: Hopes Fulfilled or Dashed? [PDF]
One of the most dreaded complications of end stage liver disease is hepatorenal syndrome AKI (HRS-AKI; formally known as hepatorenal syndrome 1 [HRS-1]). HRS-AKI carries a high mortality, and treatment options are limited. Guidelines recommend terlipressin as the first-line treatment of HRS-AKI;
Erik R. Swenson+4 more
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Background and Aims Liver transplantation is associated with hemodynamic instability. Systemic and Splanchnic circulations interact closely. Portal hypertension is linked to vasodilatory molecules resulting in arterial vasodilatation.
Reham Mustafa Hashim+4 more
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Ascites, a common complication in cirrhosis, is prone to the development of acute kidney injury or hepatorenal syndrome and can be complicated by circulatory dysfunction after paracentesis.
Zhaohui Bai+6 more
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Terlipressin with albumin, the recommended treatment for hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI), is associated with adverse events. Furthermore, the course of AKI in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is unknown.
Anand V. Kulkarni+8 more
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