title: Liver Transplantation after Exertional Heatstroke-Induced Acute Liver Failure.
abstract: Exertional heatstroke (EHS) is a life-threatening disease characterized clinically by central nervous system dysfunction and severe hyperthermia. It frequently occurs among athletes, soldiers, and laborers. While cardiopulmonary symptoms are common in patients undergoing EHS, irreversible acute liver failure is a rarely described phenomenon. When managing cases of EHS complicated by acute liver failure, it is crucial to act promptly with aggressive total body cooling in order to prevent progression of the clinical syndrome. However, an urgent liver transplantation can be a therapeutic strategy when patients fail to improve with supportive measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inayat
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center , Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York ; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York.
authors.forename: Hafeez Ul Hasan
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Virk
keywords: acute liver failure; heat stroke; heat wave; liver transplantation