Pediatric end-stage liver disease score in acute liver failure to assess poor prognosis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-196

  Sanchez, Maria C ^a   D'Agostino, Daniel E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

acute liver failure; children; PELD score

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL PREDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84856240939     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182349a04     Document Type: Article

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