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Serum 1H-NMR metabolomic fingerprints of acute-on-chronic liver failure in intensive care unit patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.

PLoS ONE, 2014
IntroductionAcute-on-chronic liver failure is characterized by acute deterioration of liver function in patients with compensated or decompensated, but stable, cirrhosis.
Roland Amathieu, Mohamed N Triba, Pierre Nahon, Nadia Bouchemal, Walid Kamoun, Hakim Haouache, Jean-Claude Trinchet, Philippe Savarin, Laurence Le Moyec, Gilles Dhonneur   +9 more
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Hypothermia in Acute Liver Failure [PDF]

Metabolic Brain Disease, 2004
The development of encephalopathy in patients with acute liver injury defines the occurrence of liver failure. The encephalopathy of acute liver failure is characterized by brain edema which manifests clinically as increased intracranial pressure. Despite the best available medical therapies a significant proportion of patients with acute liver failure
Jalan, Rajiv, Rose, Christopher
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Acute infantile liver failure syndrome type 2 in a 2.5‐year‐old boy: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Infantile liver failure type 2 is described as repeated attacks of liver dysfunction with remission. This syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child with symptoms of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy ...
Hosein Shabani‐Mirzaee, Fatemeh Sayarifard, Armen Malekiantaghi, Kambiz Eftekhari   +3 more
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Acute decompensation and acute-on-chronic liver failure

Exploration of Digestive Diseases
Acute decompensation is defined as the development of ascites, bleeding due to portal hypertension, jaundice, or hepatic encephalopathy in the presence of known or unknown chronic liver disease.
Sencan Acar
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Acute liver failure due to concomitant arterial, portal and biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is transplantation a valid life-saving strategy? A case report

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2009
Background Combined iatrogenic vascular and biliary injury during cholecystectomy resulting in ischemic hepatic necrosis is a very rare cause of acute liver failure.
Goldaracena Nicolas, Serafini Victor, Chao Sara, Capitanich Pablo, Quiñonez Emilio G, McCormack Lucas, Mastai Ricardo C   +6 more
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Risk and Prognosis of Acute Liver Injury Among Hospitalized Patients with Hemodynamic Instability: A Nationwide Analysis

Annals of Hepatology, 2018
Introduction and aim. Critically ill patients in states of circulatory failure are at risk of acute liver injury, from mild elevations in aminotransferases to substantial rises consistent with hypoxic hepatitis or “shock liver”. The present study aims to
Najeff Waseem, Berkeley N. Limketkai, Brian Kim, Tinsay Woreta, Ahmet Gurakar, Po-Hung Chen   +5 more
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Masked acute rejection of the graft kidney under the recovery of native kidneys in a patient who underwent simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation

IJU Case Reports, 2020
Introduction Simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation is a life‐saving procedure for patients with liver failure and irreversible renal dysfunction.
Kodai Hattahara, Atsuro Sawada, Kaoru Sakai, Yuki Teramoto, Yuji Nakamoto, Hideaki Okajima, Toshinari Yamasaki, Takahiro Inoue, Osamu Ogawa, Takashi Kobayashi   +9 more
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Galectin-9 as a new biomarker of acute-on-chronic liver failure

Scientific Reports
Galectin-9 (Gal-9) expression in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and its correlation with prognosis remain unclear. This study investigated the relationship between liver failure prognosis and Gal-9 expression analysis in patients with acute-
Jun Ling, Shaoli You, Weiwei Chen, Xinxin Yang, Yiwen Xv, Bing Zhu   +5 more
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Pediatric liver failure: we came, we saw, but have we conquered? [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Although there have been advances made in the diagnosis and management of pediatric acute liver failure, there is still no consensus regarding the definition or standardized evaluation, and an inability to predict outcomes, specifically irreversible ...
Sara Kathryn Smith, Philip Rosenthal
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Auxiliary Liver Transplantation as a Transient Treatment for Acute Liver Failure: Two Cases

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Introduction: Acute liver failure is an uncommon condition associated with a high mortality. Most patients do not survive without liver transplantation. In the last decades, auxiliary liver transplantation has emerged as a therapeutic option.
David N. Perdigoto, Luís Tomé, Dulce Diogo, José Ferrão, Ricardo Martins, Pedro Oliveira, Guilherme Tralhão, Emanuel Furtado   +7 more
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