Open AccessEpidemiology and outcomes of acute liver failure in Australia
Author(s) -
Penelope Hey,
Timothy P. Hanrahan,
Marie Sinclair,
Adam Testro,
Peter W Angus,
Adam Peterson,
Stephen Warrillow,
Rinaldo Bellomo,
Marcos Vinícius Perini,
Graham Starkey,
Robert M. Jones,
Michael A Fink,
Tess McClure,
Paul J Gow
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v11.i7.586
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , etiology , liver transplantation , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , transplantation , context (archaeology) , hepatitis c , pediatrics , surgery , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a life-threatening syndrome with varying aetiologies requiring complex care and multidisciplinary management. Its changing incidence, aetiology and outcomes over the last 16 years in the Australian context remain uncertain.