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Postoperative issues and outcome for acute liver failure
Author(s) -
O'Grady John G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.21640
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , fulminant hepatic failure , liver disease , intensive care medicine , transplantation , fulminant , chronic liver disease , hepatic encephalopathy , cirrhosis
Key Points1 Establishing the cause of fulminant hepatitis is an important determinant in outcomes after liver transplantation. 2 Liver transplantation is an integral part of the management of ALF. 3 In addition to generic posttransplant care, neurologic, septic, and hematologic issues need to be addressed. 4 Outcomes after liver transplantation are poorer than those for elective transplantation but superior to those found for comparably ill patients being transplanted for chronic liver disease. 5 Multiple factors have an influence on outcome, and risk stratification is beginning to emerge.Liver Transpl 14:S97–S101, 2008. © 2008 AASLD.