Application of the Liver Maximum Function Capacity Test in Acute Liver Failure: A Helpful Tool for Decision-Making in Liver Transplantation?

Application of the Liver Maximum Function Capacity Test in Acute Liver Failure: A Helpful Tool for Decision-Making in Liver Transplantation?

Background. Despite aggressive intensive medical management acute liver failure (ALF) may require high-urgency liver transplantation (LTx). Available prognostic scores do not apply for all patients; reliable tools to identify individuals in need of LTx are highly required. The liver maximum function...

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Main Authors: Florian Wolfgang Rudolf Vondran, Carsten Schumacher, Kai Johanning, Björn Hartleben, Wolfgang Knitsch, Olaf Wiesner, Elmar Jaeckel, Michael Peter Manns, Juergen Klempnauer, Hueseyin Bektas, Frank Lehner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7074636

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7074636

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