Prevention and management of brain edema in patients with acute liver failure

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Larsen, Fin Stolze ^a   Wendon, Julia ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EDEMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN EDEMA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 58849089062     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21643     Document Type: Article

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