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The purpose of the study is to examine if outcome after liver transplantation is improved by using albumin infusion post-transplantation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control Group | No Intervention | Patients in this group will not be allowed albumin or any other colloids fluid for the first 7 days post-operative | |
| Albumin group | Experimental | Patients in this arm will receive albumin infusions 3 times a day for the first 7 days post-operative |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Albumin infusion (25% albumin) | Drug | Patients in this arm will receive albumin infusions 3 times a day for the first 7 days post-operative |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Post Transplant Liver Function Test (PTLFT) | Post-operative Day1 through 7 and Day 15,30, 45 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Functional 6 minutes walking test | Post-operative | |
| Calculated creatinine clearance | Post-operative day 1, 7, 15, 30, 45 | |
| Length of hospital stay |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Rousseau, MD | Contact | 514.567.0292 | mathieu.rousseau@mail.mcgill.ca | |
| Mazen Hassanain, MD | Contact | 514.934.1934 | 31600 | mazen.hassanain@muhc.mcgill.ca |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Royal Victoria Hospital | Montreal | Quebec | H3A1A1 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000418 | Albumins |
| ID | Term |
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| D011506 | Proteins |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
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| post-operative |
| ICU length of stay | post-operative |
| duration of mechanical ventilation | post-operative |
| duration of renal replacement therapy | postoperative |
| ICU readmission rate | post-operative |
| reintubation rate | post-operative |
| Post-operative infection rate | Post-operative |
| Need to re-operation unrelated to technical complication | post-operative |
| Functional hand grip Jamar Dynamometer hand grip test | Post-op day 7, 15, 30 |