This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Payne, J. A. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Payne, J. A. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Causes and Complications of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Liver Unit, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612

Fulminant hepatic failure can be caused by a number of viral, metabolic, toxic, and vascular factors. Identification of the cause can lead to specific intervention in some conditions. Care of the patient with fulminant hepatic failure resulting from diverse causes requires intensive monitoring to prevent death from a variety of complications. Cerebral edema, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, sepsis, coagulopathy, and hypoglycemia are potentially catastrophic complications that must be anticipated and preempted whenever possible. Liver transplantation has emerged as a reasonable therapeutic option; survival rates in small series are approximately 50%.

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 4, 218-223 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/088506668600100406


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?