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Twenty-six probands (20 men, 6 women) had hepatic cirrhosis demonstrated by hepatic biopsy.
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a slowly progressive disease that affects approximately 2.7 million persons in the United States [ 1 ] . Most persons with hepatitis C are asymptomatic, although some experience fatigue or other nonspecific symptoms [ 2 3 ] . The minority progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer, or liver failure [ 4 5 6 ] . Both physicians and patients must weigh the immediate harm associated with treatment for HCV including side effects and cost of therapy against potential future benefits when making treatment decisions.
The nonseptic group included eight patients with intra-abdominal disease (five with decompensated cirrhosis, three with acute pancreatitis), one patient with adrenal insufficiency, and four patients with unclear etiologies for hypotension and low SVR (idiopathic).
Patients with liver cirrhosis often present with systemic hemodynamic disturbances, including hypotension, low SVR, and a reduced sensitivity to vasoconstrictors [ 10].
For example, patients with cirrhosis have a high severity of illness and poor prognosis when admitted to the ICU [ 19, 20, 21].