Chapter-049 Approach to Portal Hypertension and Ascites
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Critical Care: Including Trauma and Emergency Care
Author
1. Kumar Ajay
2. Shandil Rajeev
ISBN
9789351529682
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12700_50
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
10
Author Affiliations
2.
Fortis Escorts Liver and Digestive Disease Institute, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India,
Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
Portal hypertension,
Poiseuille’s formula,
esophageal varices,
varices,
gastric varices,
acute bleeding,
vasopressin,
somatostatin,
TIPSS,
ascites,
ascitic fluid analysis,
refractory ascites,
hepatorenal syndrome,
hepatic hydrothorax