title: Liver failure at the front door.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Imperial College, London.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macnaughtan
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D018529:Nutritional Support; D011379:Prognosis
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