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Albumin administration in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis: a meta-analytic update
Ashour, Anas A.a,,b; Atta, Mohamed A.a,,b; Sadek, Khaled W.a,,b; Obaid, Koutaibah R.a,,b; Ashour, Mohammed Awadb; Ashour, Amrb; Danjuma, Mohammed I.a,,b; Doi, Suhail A.a; ElZouki, Abdel-Nasera,,b,,cAuthor Information
aCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University
bHamad General Hospital
cWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Received 23 June 2020 Accepted 17 August 2020
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Correspondence to Dr. Mohammed I. Danjuma, MBBS, MSc, Hamad General Hospital, 3050, Doha, Qatar, Tel: +974 5589 6229; e-mail: [email protected]
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology: April 2021 - Volume 33 - Issue 4 - p 479-486
doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001932
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Abstract
End-stage liver disease and its related complications exert a huge disease burden and reduce the survival rates of many patients. Albumin administration for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has been a controversial topic of discussion. The aim of this study is to investigate whether albumin reduces the mortality and complications of liver cirrhosis compared to standard medical therapy (SMT) alone. Clinical trials in which albumin administration was compared to SMT in patients with liver cirrhosis were included in this meta-analysis. The primary outcome of this study was to evaluate the effect on reducing all-cause mortality. Ascites control, renal failure and hepatic encephalopathy were evaluated as secondary outcomes. Nine clinical trials with 1231 patients were recruited and analyzed using the quality effect model. Mortality rate was significantly reduced in the albumin group [relative risk (RR) 0.73, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.56–0.96]. Heterogeneity was mild across all studies (I2 23.3%). Studies reporting long-term albumin (LTA) administration were found to have a significant decrease in mortality (RR 0.57, 95% CI 0.44–0.73). However, studies reporting short-term albumin administration were found to have no effect on mortality (RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.56–1.45). Furthermore, there was a significant decrease in the incidence of all secondary outcomes. This meta-analysis provides evidence that LTA administration is significantly effective in reducing the mortality of liver cirrhosis compared to SMT. Albumin administration was also shown to reduce the occurrence of ascites, renal failure and hepatic encephalopathy as complications of liver cirrhosis.
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