Outcomes in Adults With Acute Liver Failure Between 1998 and 2013

Reuben, Adrian; Tillman, Holly; J. Fontana, Robert; J. Davern, Timothy; M. McGuire, Brendan; Todd Stravitz, R.; Durkalski, Valerie; M. Larson, Anne; Liou, Iris; K. Fix, Oren; L. Schilsky, Michael; M. McCashland, Timothy; Eileen Hay, J.; Murray, Natalie; S. Shaikh, Obaid; Ganger, Daniel; Zaman, Atif; B. Han, Steven; T. Chung, Raymond; D. Smith, Alastair; S. Brown, Robert; S. Crippin, Jeffrey; Edwyn Harrison, M.; Koch, David; J. Muñoz, Santiago; Rajender Reddy, K.; Rossaro, Lorenzo; Satyanarayana, Raj; Hassanein, Tarek; James Hanje, A.; C. Olson, Jody; Subramanian, Ram; Karvellas, Constantine; Hameed, Bilal; H. Sherker, Averell; R. Robuck, Patricia; M. Lee, William

doi:10.7326/m15-2211

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Outcomes in Adults With Acute Liver Failure Between 1998 and 2013

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Apr 4, 2016

Authors:

Adrian Reuben

Holly Tillman

Robert J. Fontana

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare syndrome of severe, rapid-onset hepatic dysfunction-without prior advanced liver disease-that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Intensive care and liver transplantation provide support and rescue, respectively. OBJECTIVE: To determine wh...

Subject

Medicine

Internal medicine

Liver disease

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