Research Article

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Terlipressin Delivered by Continuous Intravenous Infusion in Patients with Cirrhosis and Refractory Ascites

Table 2

Summary of outcomes from treatment per patient.

ParameterSubjects
101102103104105106

Treatment days (dose, mg/d)28 (3)14 (4)24 (2)28 (3)9 (3)28 (3)
Reason for stoppingNARecurrent HELeaking herniaNAGrade 3 hyponatremiaNA
Spironolactone/furosemide, mg/d
 Pretreatment150/60200/60None100/40100/20100/160
 Treatment50/20200/60None100/40100/20100/160
LVP interval, days/28-day period
 Pretreatment7187142121
 Treatment72913746320
 % change in LVP interval070116414215-5
Total volume of ascites removed/28-day period, L
 Pretreatment45.025.833.019.716.517.5
 Treatment29.0022.60012.1
 % change in volume-36-100-32-100-100-31
Change in SCr (mg/dL)-0.40-1.0-0.4-0.4-0.1

HE: hepatic encephalopathy; NA: not applicable; SCr: serum creatinine.