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