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…Acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity is the most common cause of acute liver failure, with the majority of cases resulting from acute overdose. Howe…

…rticularly in the management of decompensated liver disease and acute liver failure. The lowest retained confidence was reported for Sengstaken tub…

…ared to European registry data of post liver transplantation in Wilson’s disease. Patient factors, including postoperative infection and left li…

…atment for decompensated liver disease, acute liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Graft complications and long-term immunosuppression are associ…

…ient management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and acute liver failure …

…y a large right parietal intracerebral haemorrhage and signs of intracranial hypertension. She underwent emergency neurosurgical interventions, including…

…incompatible LT (ABOiLT) remain suboptimal in the setting of an acute liver failure (ALF). Here, we report an urgent ABOi-APOLT in a child with ALF…

…nts with selected hepatic malignancies, acute liver failure and end-stage liver disease. While short-term outcomes following LT have improved significa…

…ute liver failure 38 (12.7%) Autoimmune liver disease 19 (6.3%) Metabolic liver disease 69 (23%) Hepatoblastoma 40 (13.3%) Others 31 (10.3%) Height med…

…d to another center. Children listed for acute liver failure or hepatoblastoma were excluded.Data was collected at three points: perioperative…

…ldren under the age of 6 years.1 A subset of patients developed acute liver failure, with around 6% of children requiring transplantation.2…