Pentoxifylline Does Not Decrease Short-term Mortality but Does Reduce Complications in Patients With Advanced Cirrhosis

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6095847	Gastroenterology	2010	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Although pentoxifylline does not decrease short-term mortality in patients with advanced cirrhosis, it does reduce the risk of complications.

Keywords

hepatic encephalopathy tumor necrosis factor-α Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Bacterial infections confidence interval TNF-α Renal insufficiency

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Pentoxifylline Does Not Decrease Short-term Mortality but Does Reduce Complications in Patients With Advanced Cirrhosis

Authors

Didier Lebrec, Dominique Thabut, Frederic Oberti, Jean-Marc Perarnau, Bertrand Condat, Helene Barraud, Faouzi Saliba, Nicolas Carbonell, Philippe Renard, Marie-Jose Ramond, Richard Moreau, Thierry Poynard, Pentocir Group Pentocir Group,