Results of liver transplantation in acute liver failure caused by viral hepatitis.
Fulminant liver failure due to acute viral hepatitis is the most common emergency indication for liver transplantation. The postoperative course is highly correlated with the type and duration of infection. The complication rate is lowest in fulminant hepatitis B patients and highest in subacute hepatitis C/NANB patients.
Raakow
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Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany.
Blumhardt
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Kling
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Bechstein
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Lohmann
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Neuhaus
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000502:physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D001663:Bilirubin