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dc.contributor.authorMendizabal, Manuel.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Marcelo.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-31T17:45:55Z
dc.date.available2019-10-31T17:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-28
dc.identifier.citationWorld J Gastroenterol 2016 January 28; 22(4): 1523-1531en_US
dc.identifier.issn2219-2840
dc.identifier.issn1007-9327
dc.identifier.urihttps://riu.austral.edu.ar/handle/123456789/722
dc.description.abstractAbstract Acute liver failure is a critical medical condition defined as rapid development of hepatic dysfunction associated with encephalopathy. The prognosis in these patients is highly variable and depends on the etiology, interval between jaundice and encephalopathy, age, and the degree of coagulopathy. Determining the prognosis for this population is vital. Unfortunately, prognostic models with both high sensitivity and specificity for prediction of death have not been developed. Liver transplantation has dramatically improved survival in patients with acute liver failure. Still, 25% to 45% of patients will survive with medical treatment. The identification of patients who will eventually require liver transplantation should be carefully addressed through the combination of current prognostic models and continuous medical assessment. The concerns of inaccurate selection for transplantation are significant, exposing the recipient to a complex surgery and lifelong immunosuppression. In this challenging scenario, where organ shortage remains one of the main problems, alternatives to conventional orthotopic liver transplantation, such as living-donor liver transplantation, auxiliary liver transplant, and ABO-incompatible grafts, should be explored. Although overall outcomes after liver transplantation for acute liver failure are improving, they are not yet comparable to elective transplantation.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBaishideng Publishing Group Inc.en_US
dc.subjectEncephalopathyen_US
dc.subjectFulminant hepatic failureen_US
dc.subjectLiver transplantationen_US
dc.subjectOutcomeen_US
dc.subjectPrognostic scoreen_US
dc.titleLiver transplantation in acute liver failure: A challenging scenario.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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