Hiang Keat Tan1,2, Paul Damien James1,3, Florence Wong4. 1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, 9EN/222, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada. 2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, 169608, Singapore. 3. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 1919 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada. 4. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, 9EN/222, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada. florence.wong@utoronto.ca.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Large-volume total paracentesis may result in paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction, which is associated with poor outcomes. AIMS: To explore the short- and long-term effects of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction on systemic hemodynamics, renal function and other cirrhosis-related complications in patients with refractory ascites, following subtotal large-volume paracentesis. METHODS: Patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites without renal dysfunction had systemic hemodynamics, renal function, and neurohormones (plasma active renin, aldosterone, norepinephrine and angiotensin II) measured pre- and 6 days post-paracentesis. Paracentesis was limited to ≤8 L with 6-8 g of albumin per liter ascites drained. Patients were followed up until transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion, liver transplantation, or death. Paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction was defined as >50 % increase in plasma active renin 6 days post-paracentesis. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients (mean age 59.0 ± 9.4 years) had mean 6.8 ± 1.8 L of ascites removed with 9 ± 3 g of albumin given/L of ascites drained. Patients were followed up for 715 ± 104 days. Twenty-three patients (40.4 %) developed paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction with unchanged serum creatinine on day six, despite worsening of hemodynamics (mean arterial pressure 90 ± 10 mmHg at baseline vs. 84 ± 8 mmHg on day six, p < 0.05). Similar hemodynamic changes were observed among patients without paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction. There was no significant difference in the long-term renal function or cirrhosis-related complications between the groups. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction, as defined by plasma active renin, may not have a significant short- and long-term impact on renal function or cirrhosis-related complications in patients with refractory ascites who undergo subtotal paracentesis with albumin infusion.
BACKGROUND: Large-volume total paracentesis may result in paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction, which is associated with poor outcomes. AIMS: To explore the short- and long-term effects of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction on systemic hemodynamics, renal function and other cirrhosis-related complications in patients with refractory ascites, following subtotal large-volume paracentesis. METHODS:Patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites without renal dysfunction had systemic hemodynamics, renal function, and neurohormones (plasma active renin, aldosterone, norepinephrine and angiotensin II) measured pre- and 6 days post-paracentesis. Paracentesis was limited to ≤8 L with 6-8 g of albumin per liter ascites drained. Patients were followed up until transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion, liver transplantation, or death. Paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction was defined as >50 % increase in plasma active renin 6 days post-paracentesis. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients (mean age 59.0 ± 9.4 years) had mean 6.8 ± 1.8 L of ascites removed with 9 ± 3 g of albumin given/L of ascites drained. Patients were followed up for 715 ± 104 days. Twenty-three patients (40.4 %) developed paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction with unchanged serum creatinine on day six, despite worsening of hemodynamics (mean arterial pressure 90 ± 10 mmHg at baseline vs. 84 ± 8 mmHg on day six, p < 0.05). Similar hemodynamic changes were observed among patients without paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction. There was no significant difference in the long-term renal function or cirrhosis-related complications between the groups. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction, as defined by plasma active renin, may not have a significant short- and long-term impact on renal function or cirrhosis-related complications in patients with refractory ascites who undergo subtotal paracentesis with albumin infusion.
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