Lactate is important in determining prognosis in acute liver failure

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-210

  Bernal, William ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEATH; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HYPERLACTATEMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL; BLOOD; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PATIENT SELECTION;

HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77953121974     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.02.017     Document Type: Note

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