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...
Main Authors: | Graziella Privitera, Banwari Agarwal, Rajiv Jalan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Medical Journal
2014-05-01
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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 |
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