Support of the Acutely Failing Liver

Achilles A. Demetriou, Frederick D. Watanabe (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

1999 | 2nd edition
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-58706-001-4 (ISBN)

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In this book, members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Liver Support Unit (LSU) present the most current understanding of the pathophysiology of liver failure and how its various forms and manifestations are classified, and summarize the state of the art in the diagnosis and management of the disease.

Achilles A. Demetriou and Frederick D. Watanabe, both Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

1. The Liver: A Brief Historical Perspective 2. Acute Liver Failure: Definitions and Etiology 3. Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis 4. Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy: Treatment 5. Medical Management of Acute Liver Failure 6. Surgical Management of Acute Liver Failure 7. Liver Support System Development 8. Clinical Experience with a Bioartificial Liver 9. Clinical Use of a Bioartificial Liver to Treat Acetaminophen-Induced Fulminant Hepatic Failure 10. Development of a Strategy for Management of Severe Acute Liver Failure: The Liver Support Unit 11. Other Experimental Therapeutic Strategies: Liver Gene Therapy 12. Other Experimental Therapeutic Strategies: Hepatocyte Transplantation

Zusatzinfo	24 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	1-58706-001-9 / 1587060019
ISBN-13	978-1-58706-001-4 / 9781587060014
Zustand	Neuware