Reply to: “Effect of albumin on survival in septic cirrhotic patients other than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The question remains open”

We would like to thank Dr. Thevenot et al. for their interest in our study on the effect of albumin administration in patients with cirrhosis and infections other than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [1]. Our answers to their comments are as follows: (1) the statistical difference between the per-protocol analysis and intention-to-treat analysis is minimal, as indicated by their corresponding hazard ratios (0.29 and 0.35, respectively) and p values (0.042 and 0.06), despite the fact that the latter falls outside the level of significance.