Safety and Effectiveness of drainage of large amount of abdominal fluid in patients with cirrhosis and kidney damage (a pilot study).

Phase 2

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliver

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/02/023598
• Lead Sponsor: KIIT University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Age >18 ,consent giving to participate

2.All consecutive hospitalized patients of cirrhosis with ascites and AKI (all etiologies of cirrhosis will be included) .

3.Diagnosis of the patients will be made on the basis of LFTs, imaging, upper GI endoscopy, ascitic fluid analysis and liver biopsy if needed,

4.Grade 2 & 3 ascites.(international ascites club )2

(2)EASL practice guidelines on management of ascites ,SBP,HRS in cirrhosis ,2010.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Refusal to participate

2.Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy, Active Upper GI Bleed, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage-4, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatic venous outflow obstruction, HIV, Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension, portal venous thrombosis.

3.Ascites due to other causes like tuberculosis, constrictive pericarditis, etc.

4.Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified