The Misunderstood Coagulopathy of Liver Disease: A Review for the Acute Setting

The international normalized ratio (INR) represents a clinical tool to assess the effectiveness of vitamin-K antagonist therapy. However, it is often used in the acute setting to assess the degree of coagulopathy in patients with hepatic cirrhosis or acute liver failure. This often influences therap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael F. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5hv582jc