• Hosp Med · Mar 1998

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    Acute liver failure: complications and current management.

    • A J Bathgate and P C Hayes.
    • Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
    • Hosp Med. 1998 Mar 1; 59 (3): 195-9.

    AbstractAcute liver failure often requires input from physicians, anaesthetists and surgeons. Use of artificial liver systems may change the management of this condition and improve the prognosis when there is no liver transplantation. This article looks at the diverse aetiology of acute liver failure, and outlines current management, work with artificial liver systems and new surgical approaches.

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