Open AccessAllocation of patients with liver cirrhosis and organ failure to intensive care: Systematic review and a proposal for clinical practice
Author(s) -
Katrine Prier Lindvig
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8964
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , intensive care medicine , intensive care unit , medline , intensive care , systematic review , multidisciplinary approach , liver disease , model for end stage liver disease , liver transplantation , social science , sociology , political science , law , transplantation
To propose an allocation system of patients with liver cirrhosis to intensive care unit (ICU), and developed a decision tool for clinical practice.