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Brain edema : a valid endpoint for measuring hepatic encephalopathy? [PDF]

, 2016
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major complication of liver failure/disease which frequently develops during the progression of end-stage liver disease.
Bémeur, Chantal, Cooper, Arthur J. L., Cudalbu, Cristina, Dam, Gitte, Rose, Christopher, Thrane, Alexander S.   +5 more
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Usefulness of serum thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) as a prognostic indicator for acute-on-chronic liver failure

Annals of Hepatology, 2015
Background and rationale for the study. To investigate thyroid function in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) caused by hepatitis B virus infection and to determine whether thyroid hormone levels can be used as prognostic markers for ...
Yichen Wu, Shaoli You, Hong Zang, Hongling Liu, Yuanli Mao, Panyong Mao, Bing Zhu, Jun Xu, Guoming Xie, Jingxia Guo, Dongze Li, Shaojie Xin, Zhihong Wan   +12 more
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The Royal Free Hospital score: a calibrated prognostic model for patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care unit. Comparison with current models and CLIF-SOFA score [PDF]

, 2014
Prognosis for patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) is poor. ICU prognostic models are more accurate than liver-specific models.
Agarwal, B, Burroughs, AK, Cheung, M, Cholongitas, E, Mohammad, AO, Pieri, G, Theocharidou, E   +6 more
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Managing liver failure [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2002
Abstract Liver disease is rare in childhood, but important new developments have altered the natural history and outcome. It is important that clinicians are aware of these diseases and their management. Acute liver failure is most often due to viral hepatitis, paracetamol overdose, or inherited metabolic liver disease.
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Liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis: Long term follow-up and impact of disease recurrence [PDF]

, 2001
Background. Alcoholic liver disease has emerged as a leading indication for hepatic transplantation, although it is a controversial use of resources. We aimed to examine all aspects of liver transplantation associated with alcohol abuse.
Andrea M. DiMartini, Anthony J. Demetris, Ashok Jain, Balan, Bassendine, Becker, Belle, Bellentani, Beresford, Beresford, Beresford, Berlakovich, Bernard, Bizollon, Blakolmer, Campbell, Chao, Christopher O.C. Bellamy, Conjeevaram, Cromie, Duvoux, Enomoto, Everhart, Everson, Fauerholdt, Ferrell, Forrest Dodson, Foster, Gane, Graziadei, Harrison, Hoofnagle, Howard, Iezzoni, Ishak, Jain, John J. Fung, Keeffe, Kenngott, Kris Ruppert, Kumar, Kyriacou, Lee, Levin, Levy, Lucey, Lucey, Lucey, Mendenhall, Michael Torbenson, Nabel, Neuberger, Neuberger, Neuberger, Osorio, Pageaux, Pappo, Pereira, Reed, Reich, Saunders, Schiff, Seitz, Sherlock, Shev, Starzl, Tang, Thomas E. Starzl, Tringali, Uchimura, Wiesner, Yates   +71 more
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Prospective multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of the novel CirrhoCare digital therapeutic management system: a study protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction Liver cirrhosis accounts for over 10 000 deaths in the UK each year with a total loss of 60 000 quality-adjusted life-years. There is a substantial cost to the NHS of £4.5 billion, with new liver-related decompensation events accounting for ...
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee, Rajiv Jalan, Olivia Greenham, Kohilan Gananandan, Zia Sadique, Konstantin Kazankov, RAVI KUMAR, Anu Balaji, Maruthi Raja, Ravan Boddu, Jonathan Bamber, Karen L Thomsen, Jenny Philip, Anvi Wadke   +13 more
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Roles of systemic inflammatory and metabolic responses in the pathophysiology of acute-on-chronic liver failureKey points

JHEP Reports, 2023
Summary: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is the most severe form of acutely decompensated cirrhosis and is characterised by the presence of one or more organ failures, intense systemic inflammation, peripheral blood lymphopenia, and a high risk of ...
Joan Clària, Vicente Arroyo, Richard Moreau   +2 more
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Hepatosplenic sarcoidosis complicated by liver cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2015
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease usually affecting the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes. Other organs, such as the liver and the spleen, are less commonly involved. Patients usually present with mild nonspecific symptoms.
Bernard, Philippe, Peters, Benjamin, Van Dijck, Herwig, Van Overbeke, Lode, Vanhoenacker, Filip   +4 more
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Cause and timing of first allograft failure in orthotopic liver transplantation: A study of 177 consecutive patients [PDF]

, 1991
The cause and timing of first liver allograft failure was evaluated in 177 patients who underwent a second liver transplant between January 1984 and December 1988.
Busuttil, Carithers, Demetris, Demetris, Klintmalm, Krom, Kusne, Lerut, Maddrey, Polson, Ringe, Scharschmidt, Shaw, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Tzakis, van Thiel, Wozney, Yanaga, Yanaga   +22 more
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Posthepatectomy Liver Failure [PDF]

Digestive Surgery, 2012
<i>Background:</i> Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is one of the most serious complications after liver resection and is still reported in up to 8% after liver resection. <i>Aims:</i> To provide an overview about the current status of risk analysis and definition of PHLF. Prevention and treatment is also discussed. <i>
Teresa, Schreckenbach, Juliane, Liese, Wolf O, Bechstein, Christian, Moench   +3 more
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