RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A guide to managing acute liver failure
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 453
OP 462
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15101
VO 83
IS 6
A1 Singh, Tavankit
A1 Gupta, Nancy
A1 Alkhouri, Naim
A1 Carey, William D.
A1 Hanouneh, Ibrahim A.
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/453.abstract
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.