Acute liver failure.
Clin Med (Lond)
; 20(5): 505-508, 2020 09.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32934046
ABSTRACT
Acute liver failure is a rare syndrome and is primarily caused by paracetamol toxicity in developed nations. Survival for patients with acute liver failure has steadily improved over the last few decades from approximately 20% to greater than 60%. This marked improvement in survival has been due to a combination of improvements in medical practice and the use of emergency liver transplantation in selected patients. Early recognition and timely initial management in the non-specialist centre can significantly improve outcomes. Patients should be simultaneously discussed with a transplant centre and referred to critical care. Close liaison with transplant centres to ensure timely transfer in deteriorating patients is important.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Falência Hepática Aguda
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Analgésicos não Narcóticos
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Overdose de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Med (Lond)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido