Intensive care management of acute liver failure.
Acute liver failure represents one of the most challenging conditions in intensive care treatment. In most cases there is no causal medical therapy available for survive making the intensive care treatment as the most important management tool, as bridge to transplant or still the recovery of the liver! These patients frequently develop multi-organ failure, placing them at risk of hemodynamic disorder, cerebral edema, coagulopathy and various renal and metabolic complications.
Saner
F H
FH
Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany. fuat.saner@uni-essen.de
Kavuk
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I
Lang
H
H
Stavrou
G
G
Paul
A
A
Doemland
M
M
Malagó
M
M
Broelsch
C E
CE
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*