Table 2.

EMBASE Search String (Meta-Analyses)

Intervention	“albumin” or “fluid administration” or “fluid therapy” or “fluid replacement”
Study setting	“cirrhosis” or “liver fibrosis” or “liver disease” or “liver ascites”
Subjects	Human
Article type	“meta analysis” OR meta-analysis
Excluded article types	“Conference Paper” OR “Review” OR “Correspondence” OR “Commentary” OR “Editorial” OR “Literature Review” OR “Correction/Retraction” OR “Conference Proceeding” OR “Undefined” OR “Front Page/Cover Story” OR “General Information” OR “Letter to the Editor” OR “Case Study” OR “Report” OR “Standard” OR “Conference Papers & Proceedings” OR “Books” OR “Encyclopedias & Reference Works” OR “Government & Official Publications” OR “Dissertations & Theses”
Excluded databases	NOT ”Medline”