Table 3.
Summary of results.
| Outcome or subgroup | Studies | Participants | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
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| Is albumin useful in paracentesis? | |||
| 1.1.1 Death | 2 | 173 | 1.36 (0.61, 3.04) |
| 1.1.2 Encephalopathy | 1 | 35 | 3.36 (0.13, 88.39) |
| 1.1.3 Hyponatraemia | 3 | 210 | 0.47 (0.13, 1.66) |
| 1.1.4 Paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction | 1 | 72 | 0.26 (0.08, 0.93) |
| 1.1.5 Readmission | 1 | 101 | 0.51 (0.22, 1.18) |
| 1.1.6 Renal impairment | 3 | 208 | 0.51 (0.13, 1.98) |
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| Is albumin better than other volume expander in paracentesis? | |||
| 1.2.1 Death | 5 | 556 | 0.63 (0.38, 1.03) |
| 1.2.2 Encephalopathy | 6 | 574 | 0.87 (0.42, 1.80) |
| 1.2.3 Hyponatraemia | 7 | 602 | 0.70 (0.44, 1.12) |
| 1.2.4 Gastrointestinal bleeding | 5 | 520 | 0.90 (0.35, 2.31) |
| 1.2.5 Readmission | 5 | 412 | 0.83 (0.56, 1.24) |
| 1.2.6 Renal impairment | 5 | 475 | 1.09 (0.51, 2.34) |
| 1.2.7 Sepsis/severe infection | 3 | 189 | 0.74 (0.21, 2.62) |
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| Is albumin useful in infections overall? | |||
| 1.3.1 Death | 4 | 388 | 0.46 (0.25, 0.86) |
| 1.3.2 Hyponatraemia | 1 | 40 | 2.00 (0.32, 12.41) |
| 1.3.3 Infection resolution | 2 | 236 | 4.30 (0.89, 20.70) |
| 1.3.4 Renal impairment | 5 | 498 | 0.34 (0.15, 0.75) |
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| Is albumin useful in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis? | |||
| 1.4.1 Death | 3 | 278 | 0.39 (0.18, 0.84) |
| 1.4.2 Infection resolution | 1 | 126 | 4.20 (0.46, 38.71) |
| 1.4.3 Renal impairment | 3 | 278 | 0.32 (0.10, 1.04) |
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| Is albumin useful in non-spontaneous bacterial peritonitis infections? | |||
| 1.5.1 Death | 1 | 110 | 0.73 (0.27, 2.02) |
| 1.5.2 Infection resolution | 1 | 110 | 4.40 (0.48, 40.70) |
| 1.5.3 Renal impairment | 1 | 110 | 0.23 (0.02, 2.10) |