Liver maximum capacity (LiMAx) test as a helpful prognostic tool in acute liver failure with sepsis: a case report

Liver maximum capacity (LiMAx) test as a helpful prognostic tool in acute liver failure with sepsis: a case report

Abstract Background Acute liver failure (ALF) is a life-threatening entity particularly when infectious complications worsen the clinical course. Urgent liver transplantation (LT) is frequently the only curative treatment. However, in some cases, recovery is observed under conservative treatment. Th...

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Main Authors: Matthias Buechter, Guido Gerken, Dieter P. Hoyer, Stefanie Bertram, Jens M. Theysohn, Viktoria Thodou, Alisan Kahraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Acute liver failure
King’s college criteria
LiMAx
Liver transplantation
MELD score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0538-0

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