Development of a prognostic model for pediatric acute liver failure in a Brazilian center [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2022 Objective: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is a heterogeneous, rare, and severe condition, which outcome is survival due to liver spontaneous recovery or death.
José Colleti Junior +4 more
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Outcomes Analyses of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Subjects Listed for Liver Transplantation. [PDF]
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2022 ABSTRACTBackground:We characterized recent outcomes in US pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) subjects listed for liver transplantation (LT) using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) database.Methods:Pediatric subjects listed for LT from 2002 to 2015 were assigned to the “PALF” group based on status 1/1A listing, INR >2, no ...
Kulkarni SS +7 more
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Hemostatic Balance in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: Epidemiology of Bleeding and Thrombosis, Physiology, and Current Strategies [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF) is a rapidly progressive clinical syndrome encountered in the pediatric ICU which may rapidly progress to multi-organ dysfunction, and on occasion to life threatening cerebral edema and hemorrhage.
Yonca Bulut, Anil Sapru, Gavin D. Roach
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Prognostic parameters of pediatric acute liver failure and the role of plasma exchange
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2019 Background: This study investigated the prognostic parameters and beneficial effects of repeat plasma exchange in children with acute liver failure (ALF).
Mu-Ming Chien +8 more
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Peritransplant care of pediatric acute liver failure
Journal of Pediatric Critical CarePediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality, caused by multiple etiologies. Liver transplantation (LT) remains the definitive treatment for selected patients; however, advances
Ravikumar Thambithurai
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Liver Transplant Listing in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: Practices and Participant Characteristics. [PDF]
Hepatology, 2018 Liver transplant (LT) decisions in pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) are complex. Three phases of the PALF registry, containing data on 1,144 participants over 15 years, were interrogated to characterize clinical features associated with listing status. A decrease in the cumulative incidence of listing ( P
Squires JE +7 more
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Association of duration and etiology with the effect of the artificial liver support system in pediatric acute liver failure [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Yumei Li
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The Role of Predictive Models in the Assessment of the Poor Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 Alina Grama +2 more
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Acute liver failure secondary to Ayurvedic Herbal medication in a child: a case report [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2021 Ayurvedic and Herbal medicine induced liver injury is rarely reported in children. The injury can range from mild asymptomatic elevation of liver enzymes to severe presentation with acute liver failure leading to death.
Sagar Mehta +4 more
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Common mechanisms in pediatric acute liver failure
Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2023 Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but potentially fatal disease in children. The etiology is multifactorial, including infection, autoimmune, and genetic disorders, as well as indeterminate hepatitis, which has a higher requirement for liver transplantation.
Jake P. Mann +3 more
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