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Review
. 2024 Apr 4;23(1):e0144.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000144. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

Inpatient management of fluid overload (ascites, hepatic hydrothorax, and anasarca)

Emily A Schonfeld  1 , Arun B Jesudian  1
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Inpatient management of fluid overload (ascites, hepatic hydrothorax, and anasarca)

Emily A Schonfeld et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

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Conflict of interest statement

Arun Jesudian consults for is on the speakers’ bureau for and received grants from Salix. He consults for Dynavax. The remaining author has no conflicts to report.

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FIGURE 1
Diagnostic paracentesis. Abbreviation: SBP, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
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Ascites management in cirrhosis. Abbreviation: LVP, large-volume paracentesis.
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Hepatic hydrothorax management.
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