Etiology and outcome of acute liver failure: Retrospective analysis of 50 patients treated at a single center

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 8 PART1, 2008, Pages 1216-1222

  Hiramatsu, Akira ^a   Takahashi, Shoichi ^a,b   Aikata, Hiroshi ^a   Azakami, Takahiro ^a   Katamura, Yoshio ^a   Kawaoka, Tomokazu ^a   Uka, Kiminori ^a   Yamashina, Keitaro ^a   Takaki, Shintaro ^a   Kodama, Hideaki ^a   Jeong, Soo Cheol ^a   Imamura, Michio ^a   Kawakami, Yoshiiku ^a   Chayama, Kazuaki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Artificial liver support system; Continuous hemodiafiltration; Liver transplantation; Plasma exchange; Prognosis; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48549100813     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05402.x     Document Type: Article

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