Critical care in acute liver failure - Williams, Roger, 1931-; Wendon, Julia; Future Medicine Ltd. (London, England : Future Medicine Ltd, 2013)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Title from PDF title page (Future Medicine eBooks Web site, viewed February 15, 2013).
Keywords: Liver Failure, Acute -- therapy; Critical care; Electronic books