title: Selective Intestinal Decontamination in Portal Hypertension.
abstract: Update of:Rasaratnam B, Kaye D, Jennings G, Dudley F, Chin-Dusting J. The effect of selective intestinal decontamination on the hyperdynamic circulatory state in cirrhosis: a randomised trial.Ann Intern Med.2003; 139:1 86-193.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Kemp is a Clinical Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and HMO in the Department of Gastroenterology at Alfred Hospital, both in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Chin-Dusting is Head of the Vascular Pharmacology Unit at the Baker Heart Research Institute, also in Melbourne.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.affiliation: Dr. Kemp is a Clinical Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and HMO in the Department of Gastroenterology at Alfred Hospital, both in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Chin-Dusting is Head of the Vascular Pharmacology Unit at the Baker Heart Research Institute, also in Melbourne.
authors.forename: Jaye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chin-Dusting
keywords: Portal hypertension; bacterial translocation; nitric oxide; selective intestinal decontamination