Evaluation of a Scoring System for Assessing Prognosis in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1140-1145

  Lu, Brandy R ^a   Gralla, Jane ^b   Liu, Edwin ^a   Dobyns, Emily L ^b   Narkewicz, Michael R ^a   Sokol, Ronald J ^a,b  

^a Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM;

AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 53149097017     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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