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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2022

Consensus care recommendations for alfapump

Niels Kristian Aagaard, Massimo Malago, Andrea De Gottardi, Michael Thomas, Gerd Sauter, Cornelius Engelmann, David Aranovich, Michal Cohen, Thierry Thévenot, Thomas Ehmann and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readConsensus Statement
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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Refractory Ascites and the Alfapump.Gastro hep advances · 2026
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  2. Review
  3. Drainage of ascites in cirrhosis.World journal of hepatology · 2024
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  4. Palliative long-term abdominal drainsWorld journal of hepatology · 2024
    Article
  5. Innovative approaches to the management of ascites in cirrhosis.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023
    Review
  6. Management of refractory ascites.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2023
    Review
  7. AlfapumpWorld journal of hepatology · 2022
    Review
  8. Palliative Care for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 13 institutions in 7 countries.

Niels Kristian AagaardDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Massimo MalagoHepato-Pancreatic-Biliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, UK.
Andrea De GottardiServizio di Gastroenterologia e Epatologia, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.
Michael ThomasDepartment of General, Visceral, Tumour and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Gerd SauterDepartment of Internal Medicine II, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Cornelius EngelmannDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
David AranovichHepatology and Bile Duct Surgery Service, Surgery B Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre, Hadera, Israel.
Michal CohenThe Liver Institute, Rabin Medical Centre, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Thierry ThévenotService d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Universitaire Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France.
Thomas EhmannDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, St. Josef Krankenhaus Haan, Haan, Germany.
Jeroen CapelSequana Medical NV, Zurich, Switzerland.
Paolo AngeliFacoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy.
Rajiv JalanLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Division of Medicine, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
Guido StirnimannUniversity Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, University Hospital Inselspital Bern and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. Guido.Stirnimann@insel.ch.
Aarhus University Hospital · DKCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale · CHHillel Yaffe Medical Center · ILHôpital Privé Jean Mermo · FRLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DERabin Medical Center · ILSt. Josef Krankenhaus · DEThe Royal Free Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity Hospital Cologne · DEUniversity Hospital of Bern · CHUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe alfapump

aimsTo improve outcomes for alfapump

methodsThe alfapump

resultsTwenty-three consensus recommendations were developed in the areas of pre-implantation procedure, (three statements), surgical implant procedure (11 statements), immediate post-implant care (three statements) and long-term management (six statements).

conclusionsThe consensus statements are a valuable reference resource for physicians managing patients with the alfapump

Indexed as

AscitesLiver CirrhosisHumansParacentesisUrinary BladderAlfapumpAscitesCirrhosisImplantationLong-term antibioticsMedical deviceParacentesisPatient managementRefractory ascitesTIPSS

Identifiers

PMID35260086
PMCPMC8905806
OpenAlexW4221038453

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