DIC in Acute Liver Failure
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[Liver transplantation in acute liver failure].
Acute hepatic failure is characterized by jaundice and hepatic encephalopathy within eight weeks after the onset of disease. Although acute hepatic failure is a rare occurrence, its rapid progression and high mortality (50 to 90%, depending on the etiology of disease) necessitate immediate intervention. In the absence of causal therapy, orthotopic liver transplantation is currently the only def...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1880-8808,0915-7441
DOI: 10.2491/jjsth.19.226