Prognostic Role of Ammonia in Critical Care Patients Without Known Hepatic Disease

Background and Aims: Hyperammonemia usually develops because of hepatic disease, but it may occur in patients with non-hepatic hyperammonemia (NHH). But, studies on the prognosis and possible risk factors of this disorder are lacking. The aim of this study was to find possible prognostic and risk fa...

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Main Authors: Lina Zhao, Joseph Harold Walline, Yanxia Gao, Xin Lu, Shiyuan Yu, Zengzheng Ge, Huadong Zhu, Yi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.589825/full