Incidence And Outcome Of Paracentesis Induced Circulatory Dysfunction In Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-01-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

All consecutive patients admitted in ILBS from MAY 2015 to DECEMBER 2016.ACLF (Acute on chronic Liver Failure). ACLF will be randomize into

Group 1: MVP (Modest Volume Paracentesis) OF Less than 5 liters with IV albumin at a dose 8 gms/L of ascitic fluid

Group 2: MVP (Modest Volume Paracentesis) of Less than 5 liters without albumin

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. All patients with acute hepatic insult manifesting as jaundice (Sr. Bil. ≥ 5 mg/dL) and coagulopathy (INR≥1.5), complicated within 4 weeks by ascites and/or encephalopathy in a patient with previously diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic liver disease (ACLF) admitted in the hospital.

2. All Cirrhotics decompensated with ascites admitted in the hospital.

3. Grade II/III ascites

4. Need for paracentesis.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age <12 or > 75 years

2. Hepatocellular carcinoma

3. Non cirrhotic ascites such as malignancy or tubercular peritonitis

4. Serum Cr >1.5mg%

5. Refractory septic shock

6. Grade III/IV hepatic encephalopathy

7. Abdominal wall cellulitis

8. Active variceal bleed

9. Respiratory, cardiac and renal failure

10. Refusal to participate in the study