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Generation of a Rat Model of Acute Liver Failure by Combining 70% Partial Hepatectomy and Acetaminophen
Published on: November 27, 2019
Acute Decompensation and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Philip Ferstl1, Jonel Trebicka2
1Department for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany.
Abstract:
Liver cirrhosis is a major healthcare problem. Acute decompensation, and in particular its interplay with dysfunction of other organs, is responsible for the majority of deaths in patients with cirrhosis. Acute decompensation has different courses, from stable decompensated cirrhosis over unstable decompensated cirrhosis to pre-acute-on-chronic liver failure and finally acute-on-chronic liver failure, a syndrome with high short-term mortality. This review focuses on the recent developments in the field of acute decompensation and acute-on-chronic liver failure.
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