Modifications of Intracranial Pressure After Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Treatment in Patients With Acute Liver Failure: Case Reports

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2042-2044

  Pugliese, F ^a   Ruberto, F ^a   Perrella, S M ^a   Cappannoli, A ^a   Bruno, K ^a   Martelli, S ^a   Celli, P ^a   Summonti, D ^a   D'Alio, A ^a   Tosi, A ^a   Novelli, G ^a   Morabito, V ^a   Poli, L ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Berloco, P B ^a   Pietropaoli, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTUBATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN EDEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547593766     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.061     Document Type: Article

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