PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tavankit Singh
AU  - Nancy Gupta
AU  - Naim Alkhouri
AU  - William D. Carey
AU  - Ibrahim A. Hanouneh
TI  - A guide to managing acute liver failure
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15101
DP  - 2016 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 453--462
VI  - 83
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/453.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/453.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2016 Jun 01; 83
AB  - Nearly 2,000 cases of acute liver failure occur each year in the United States. This disease carries a high mortality rate, and early recognition and transfer to a tertiary medical care center with transplant facilities is critical. This article reviews the definition, epidemiology, etiology, and management of acute liver failure.