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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
; 22(3): xi-xii, 2010 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20691379
Subject(s)
Liver Failure/therapy , Critical Care , Humans , Liver Failure/complications , Liver Failure/nursing
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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
; 22(3): 395-402, 2010 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20691389
ABSTRACT
Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon condition involving the rapid deterioration of liver functions and coagulation in previously well patients. The loss of liver function produces a cascade of systemic effects that rapidly overwhelm patients unless acted on. The key to managing patients with ALF revolves around having the resources and expertise to manage patients with rapidly evolving multiple system failure.
