Liver Failure – Acute and Acute on Chronic (2020) Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos

Description

This book addresses Acute Liver Failure (ALF) and Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF), syndromes characterized by acute decompensation with potentially lethal complications. It covers the high mortality rates associated with these conditions, discusses shifts in etiology (e.g., decline in viral hepatitis causes, rise in NASH and alcoholic liver disease), and reviews current treatment modalities, primarily liver transplantation, and the equivocal results of newer compounds and assisted devices.