NIDDK Central Repository - Infection and the progression of hepatic encephalopathy in acute liver failure.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/s0016-5085(03)01051-5

PubMed ID

12949721

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2003

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Freidburg Medical Schoolm Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Authors

Blei AT, Chung C, Helenowski I, Lee WM, Polson J, Reisch J, Schiodt FV, Vaquero J

Studies

AALF

Citation

Vaquero J, Polson J, Chung C, Helenowski I, Schiodt FV, Reisch J, Lee WM, Blei AT. Infection and the progression of hepatic encephalopathy in acute liver failure. Gastroenterology 2003 Sep;125(3):755-64.

Abstract

Progression of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major determinant of outcome in acute liver failure (ALF). Our aim was to identify predictive factors of worsening HE, including the relation of encephalopathy with the systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) and infection.