Induced hypothermia in the management of cerebral oedema secondary to fulminant liver failure

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 545-547

  Roberts, D R D ^a   Manas, D ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Hypothermia; Intracranial hypertension; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CRYOANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 0033405292     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.1999.130617.x     Document Type: Article

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