Acute Liver Failure: Pathophysiologic Basis, and The Current and Emerging Therapies

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a devastating condition that occurs in patients who previously had a normal liver. Although the outcome of patients with ALF has improved, without liver transplantation (LT) mortality rates remain in the range of 35-50% in different geographical areas and therefore, its...

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Main Authors: Graziella Privitera, Banwari Agarwal, Rajiv Jalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2014-05-01
Series:European Medical Journal Hepatology
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Online Access:http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Acute-Liver-Failure-Pathophysiologic-Basis-And-The-Current-And-Emerging-Therapies.pdf