Liver failure at the front door.
Patients with ALF or ACLF frequently develop multiple organ failure and should be managed by senior physicians in a high dependency or intensive care environment (Table 4).
Macnaughtan
Jane
J
Department of Hepatology, Imperial College, London.
Thomas
Howard
H
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