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Robert W. Schrier

Bio: Robert W. Schrier is an academic researcher from University of Colorado Boulder. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vasodilation & Renal physiology. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 1471 citations.

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TL;DR: The stimulation of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system, vasopressin release and sympathetic nervous system associated with cirrhosis is not consonant with primary volume expansion, and favors the “overflow” hypothesis.

1,475 citations

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TL;DR: It is suggested that expansion of central blood volume with suppression of plasma aldosterone overcomes sodium avidity in decompensated cirrhosis and combined norepinephrine and head‐out water immersion resulted in the largest and most consistent negative sodium balance.

63 citations


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TL;DR: The panel of experts, having emphasised the importance of initiating aetiologic treatment for any degree of hepatic disease at the earliest possible stage, extended its work to all the complications of cirrhosis which had not been covered by the European Association for the Study of the Liver guidelines.

1,534 citations

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TL;DR: There is a clear rationale for the management of ascites in patients with cirrhosis, as successful treatment may improve outcome and symptoms, and patients with ascites should generally be considered for referral for liver transplantation.

1,476 citations

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TL;DR: The stimulation of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system, vasopressin release and sympathetic nervous system associated with cirrhosis is not consonant with primary volume expansion, and favors the “overflow” hypothesis.

1,475 citations

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TL;DR: In patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, treatment with intravenous albumin in addition to an antibiotic reduces the incidence of renal impairment and death in comparison with treatment with an antibiotic alone.
Abstract: Background In patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, renal function frequently becomes impaired. This impairment is probably related to a reduction in effective arterial blood volume and is associated with a high mortality rate. We conducted a study to determine whether plasma volume expansion with intravenous albumin prevents renal impairment and reduces mortality in these patients. Methods We randomly assigned 126 patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis to treatment with intravenous cefotaxime (63 patients) or cefotaxime and intravenous albumin (63 patients). Cefotaxime was given daily in doses that varied according to the serum creatinine level, and albumin was given at a dose of 1.5 g per kilogram of body weight at the time of diagnosis, followed by 1 g per kilogram on day 3. Renal impairment was defined as nonreversible deterioration of renal function during hospitalization. Results The infection resolved in 59 patients in the cefotaxime group (94 percent...

1,448 citations