title: Refractory ascites: can it be defined only by the response to furosemide and spironolactone?
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalambokis
authors.forename: Epameinondas V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Tsianos
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D013148:Spironolactone; D005665:Furosemide