Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1977 Mar;32(3):228-39.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb11600.x.

Acute liver failure. Experience in a special unit

M E Ward, P N Trewby, R Williams, L Strunin
Free article
Review

Acute liver failure. Experience in a special unit

M E Ward et al. Anaesthesia. 1977 Mar.
Free article

Abstract

Acute liver failure involves disturbances of all major organ systems. The pathophysiology of these disturbances are reviewed and details of management for each system is discussed in clinical work in a special Liver Failure Unit is used to derive principles of treatment, and the use of extracorporeal charcoal haemoperfusion is outlined.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

  • Acute liver failure.
    Silk DB, Williams R. Silk DB, et al. Br J Hosp Med. 1979 Nov;22(5):437, 440-1, 445-6. Br J Hosp Med. 1979. PMID: 540198 No abstract available.
  • Charcoal haemoperfusion in the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure.
    Gazzard BG, Weston MJ, Murray-Lyon IM, Flax H, Record CO, Williams R, Portmann B, Langley PG, Dunlop EH, Mellon PJ, Ward MB. Gazzard BG, et al. Lancet. 1974 Jun 29;1(7870):1301-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(74)90678-3. Lancet. 1974. PMID: 4134293 No abstract available.
  • Editorial: Progress with an artificial liver.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet. 1974 Oct 26;2(7887):992-4. Lancet. 1974. PMID: 4138717 No abstract available.
  • Management of liver failure.
    Corall I, Williams R. Corall I, et al. Br J Anaesth. 1986 Feb;58(2):234-45. doi: 10.1093/bja/58.2.234. Br J Anaesth. 1986. PMID: 3510649 Review. No abstract available.
  • Intensive management of hepatic failure.
    Rinella ME, Sanyal A. Rinella ME, et al. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Jun;27(3):241-61. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-945528. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006. PMID: 16791758 Review.
See all similar articles

Cited by

LinkOut - more resources