PubMed ID:
23325162
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5187, USA. sundeeps@stanford.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-012-2512-x
Authors:
Lee WM,
Acute Liver Failure Study Group,
Hynan LS,
Singh S
Studies:
Acute Liver Failure Study Group: Adult Acute Liver Failure Study
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) improves transplant-free survival in early coma grade (I-II) patients with non-acetaminophen induced acute liver failure (ALF). We determined whether the clinical benefit was associated with improvements in hepatic function.