Usefulness of serum thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) as a prognostic indicator for acute-on-chronic liver failure

Usefulness of serum thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) as a prognostic indicator for acute-on-chronic liver failure

Background and rationale for the study. To investigate thyroid function in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) caused by hepatitis B virus infection and to determine whether thyroid hormone levels can be used as prognostic markers for assessing severity and prognosis of ACLF patients...

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Main Authors: Yichen Wu, Shaoli You, Hong Zang, Hongling Liu, Yuanli Mao, Panyong Mao, Bing Zhu, Jun Xu, Guoming Xie, Jingxia Guo, Dongze Li, Shaojie Xin, Zhihong Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Acute-on-chronic liver failure
Hepatitis B
Thyroid hormones
Prognosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119307847

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