Novel scoring system as a useful model to predict the outcome of patients with acute liver failure: Application to indication criteria for liver transplantation

Aim:  In Japan, the indication for liver transplantation in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) is currently determined according to the guideline published in 1996. However, its predictive accuracy has fallen in recent patients. Thus, we attempted to establish a new guideline. Methods:  The sub...

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Published in:Hepatology research 2012-01, Vol.42 (1), p.68-75
Main Authors: Naiki, Takafumi, Nakayama, Nobuaki, Mochida, Satoshi, Oketani, Makoto, Takikawa, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Kazuyuki, Tada, Shin-ichiro, Ichida, Takafumi, Moriwaki, Hisataka, Tsubouchi, Hirohito
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Language:English
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acute liver failure
fulminant hepatitis
guideline
indication criteria
liver transplantation
outcome prediction
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Summary:Aim:  In Japan, the indication for liver transplantation in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) is currently determined according to the guideline published in 1996. However, its predictive accuracy has fallen in recent patients. Thus, we attempted to establish a new guideline. Methods:  The subjects were 1096 ALF patients enrolled in a nationwide survey. All patients showed a prothrombin time
ISSN:1386-6346
1872-034X
DOI:10.1111/j.1872-034X.2011.00902.x