Management of sepsis in a cirrhotic patient admitted to the intensive care unit: A systematic literature review

Table 2 Prospective cohort studies

Ref.	Purpose	Type of study	Sample size	Conclusion	Setting
Rinaldi et al[5]	The aim was to evaluate the effect of adherence to evidence-based guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) on the outcome of cirrhotic patients with shock admitted to the ICU. Resuscitation of sepsis with hydrocortisone	Prospective cohort	38 patients		ICU
Thierry et al[23]	Assess the use of echocardiography in assessing the LVEF on cirrhotic patients with septic shock	The prospective cohort single-center study	34 patients compared	Echocardiography in a cirrhotic patient with septic shock show hyperdynamic syndrome with high LVEF	ICU

SSC: Surviving sepsis campaign; ICU: Intensive care unit; LVEF: Left ventricle ejection function.