Can 24-h urine sodium excretion be replaced by spot urine sodium/potassium in patients with decompensated cirrhosis?

Liver Int. 2012 Jan;32(1):172-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02669.x. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Ascites
  • Cohort Studies
  • Diuretics / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy
  • Liver Cirrhosis / urine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Potassium / urine*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Sampling Studies
  • Sodium / urine*
  • Urinalysis / methods*
  • Urine / chemistry*

Substances

  • Diuretics
  • Sodium
  • Potassium