Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 58 patients

Age^a (years)

52.6 ± 10.6

Gender (M/F)

45/13

Child–Pugh class (A/B/C)

4/16/38

Etiology (viral hepatitis/others)

36/22

Ascites (±)

51/7

Active bacterial infection (±)

17/41

Serum total bilirubin^a (mg/dl)

2.8 ± 0.8

Serum albumin^a (g/dl)

2.7 ± 0.6

Serum creatinine^a (mg/dl)

2.2 ± 0.8

Serum Na^a (mEq/L)

129 ± 5

Urine volume^a (ml/day)

339 ± 190

MAP^a (mmHg)

78 ± 9