Efficacy of short-term dexamethasone therapy in acute-on-chronic pre-liver failure

Hepatology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Zhang, Xu Qing ^a   Jiang, Li ^a   You, Jian Ping ^a   Liu, Yu Yuan ^a   Peng, Jing ^a   Zhang, Hui Yan ^a   Xu, Bao Yan ^a   Mao, Qing ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute on chronic liver failure; Chronic hepatitis B; Dexamethasone; Pre liver failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN ALBUMIN; LAMIVUDINE; MAGNESIUM ISOGLYCYRRHIZINATE; PROTHROMBIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HICCUP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 78650745571     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2010.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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