Critical care in acute liver failure / editors, Roger Williams, Julia Wendon. - 1 electronic text (177 pages) : color illustrations, digital file. - The Future Science Group eBook collection, 2047-332X . - Future Science Group eBook collection, .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Critical care in acute liver failure / Roger Williams & Julia Wendon -- Definition, pattern of disease and prognosis / William Bernal -- Histopathological basis of syndrome / Alberto Quaglia & Bernard Portmann -- Worldwide differences in acute liver failure / Shalimar, Subrat K. Acharya & William M. Lee -- Investigation and diagnostic pathways / Heather Patton & Robert G. Gish -- Disease-specific treatments / Catherine Paugam-Burtz, Emmanuel Weiss & Richard Moreau -- General supportive management / Alexander Wilmer & Frederik Nevens -- Management of encephalopathy and cerebral edema / Fin Stolze Larsen & Peter Bjerring -- Inflammation, infection and renal failure / Darren G. Craig & Kenneth Simpson -- Acute liver failure coagulation disturbances and need for treatment / Andrew K. Burroughs -- Selection and results of liver transplantation / Sarah A. Hughes & John O'Grady -- Acute liver failure in children / Naresh P. Shanmugam & Anil Dhawan -- Plasmapheresis and extracorporeal liver support / Roger Williams & Julia Wendon -- Index.

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9781780842554 (eISBN) 9781780842561 (ePub)


Liver Failure, Acute--therapy.
Critical care.


Electronic books.