Analysis of elevated liver enzymes in an acute medical setting: Jaundice may indicate increased survival in elderly patients with bacterial sepsis

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 260-263

  Shah, Amir ^a   Patton, Michael ^a   Chishty, Wajahat ^b   Hussain, Amir ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol related liver disease; elevated LFTs; septicemia in elderly

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENESCENCE; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957733522     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.70609     Document Type: Article

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