Modern Management of Acute Liver Failure

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Acute liver failure is a rare but life-threatening disease that can lead to progressive encephalopathy, intracranial hypertension, and multiorgan failure. In the developed world, the most common cause remains acetaminophen overdose, but there are still many cases in which there is acute liver failure of unknown etiology. The mainstay of acute liver failure management remains supportive care in the critical care setting. If supportive treatment does not stabilize the disease process, the patient may require emergent liver transplantation. This article summarizes the current management of acute liver failure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Gastroenterology clinics of North America - 47(2018), 2 vom: 08. Juni, Seite 313-326

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khan, Ruben [VerfasserIn]
Koppe, Sean [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine
Acute liver failure
Biomarkers
Free Radical Scavengers
Journal Article
Liver transplant
MELD
Review
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Date Completed 26.10.2018

Date Revised 26.10.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gtc.2018.01.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM283820632