Data on the epidemiology of acute hepatic failure (AHF) among pediatric Filipinos is limited. This study investigated the etiology, outcomes and incidence of AHF among 0-18 year old Filipino children. A hospital-based retrospective and prospective surveillance study was conducted at Philippine General Hospital between January 2000 and December 2006. AHF was defined as onset of coagulopathy and/...

when a child presented with decreased level of consciousness in the emergency room, taking the right approach is one of the most important skills that every emergency physician should have. ideally, there should be a defined diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm in the emergency room for managing these children in order to minimize difficulties diagnostically and maximize time spent helping the ...

Genetic-based susceptibility to bilirubin neurotoxicity and chronic bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus) is still poorly understood. Neonatal jaundice affects 60-80% of newborns, and considerable effort goes into preventing this relatively benign condition from escalating into the development of kernicterus making the incidence of this potentially devastating condition very rare in more devel...

Background and Aim: The liver disease is serious health problem India. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) common complication of cirrhosis. There paucity data on clinical profile, precipitating factors, prognosis HE in We aimed to study the outcomes patients with hepatic chronic disease. Methods: 100 admitted referral hospital overt was enrolled this study. All were followed up for one year after enro...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to reach a model defining factors precipitating short survival in patients with oesophageal varices and improving the understanding of such factors. Models would help to prioritize the clinical goals and intervention for saving the lives of patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all patients admitted to King Abdul Aziz University Hospital who had...