#33 JournalChat: Cirrhosis, Albumin, & ATTIRE trial with Dr. Louise China
The JournalSpotters chat to the fist author of the ATTIRE trial, a big RCT looking at albumin use in cirrhosis patients.Dr. Louise China is a senior clinical fellow at the Royal Free Hospital, London and has spent many years investigating the role of albumin in patients with liver cirrhosis. We chat to Louise about:An overview of decompensated cirrhosisWhen to use Albumin in patients with cirrhosisThe design of the ATTIRE trialWhat can we learn from the ATTIRE trialTop tips for managing patients with cirrhosisAdvice for medics looking to get involved in researchA big thank you to Lousie for taking some time out of her busy job as a hepatologist (and her time dreaming of being back scuba diving)!China L, Freemantle N, Forrest E, Kallis Y, Ryder SD, Wright G, Portal AJ, Becares Salles N, Gilroy DW, O'Brien A; ATTIRE Trial Investigators. A Randomized Trial of Albumin Infusions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 4;384(9):808-817. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2022166. PMID: 33657293.Support the showVisit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!