Abstract
This article details the roles of albumin in patients with chronic liver disease especially cirrhosis according to evidence-based information. In addition, this review includes the summary of several guidelines for albumin use in patients with chronic liver disease including those who are undergoing large volume paracentesis (more than 5 litre), those with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), and those with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which occurred mainly in decompensated cirrhotic patients and acute liver failure. The physiologic functions of albumin and the other potential indications of albumin in cirrhotic patients are also mentioned.
DOI
10.58837/CHULA.CMJ.59.3.5
First Page
285
Last Page
299
Recommended Citation
Juntrapirat, Akarawut and Treeprasertsuk, Sombat
(2015)
"Roles of albumin in patients with chronic liver disease: Evidence-based medicine,"
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal: Vol. 59:
Iss.
3, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58837/CHULA.CMJ.59.3.5
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/clmjournal/vol59/iss3/5