Outcome after wait-listing for emergency liver transplantation in acute liver failure: A single centre experience

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-313

  Bernal, William ^a   Cross, Timothy J S ^a   Auzinger, Georg ^a   Sizer, Elizabeth ^a   Heneghan, Michael A ^a   Bowles, Matthew ^a   Muiesan, Paulo ^a   Rela, Mohammed ^a   Heaton, Nigel ^a   Wendon, Julia ^a   O'Grady, John G ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Multiple organ failure; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 58149289835     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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