The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis : Appointments for Critical Care
Joint Authors
Figueiredo, Antonio
Perdigoto, Rui
Romero-Bermejo, Francisco
Marcelino, Paulo
Source
Critical Care Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Liver cirrhosis (LC) can lead to a clinical state of liver failure, which can exacerbate through the course of the disease.
New therapies aimed to control the diverse etiologies are now more effective, although the disease may result in advanced stages of liver failure, where liver transplantation (LT) remains the most effective treatment.
The extended lifespan of these patients and the extended possibilities of liver support devices make their admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) more probable.
In this paper the LC is approached from the point of view of the pathophysiological alterations present in LC patients previous to ICU admission, particularly cardiovascular, but also renal, coagulopathic, and encephalopathic.
Infections and available liver detoxifications devices also deserve mentioning.
We intend to contribute towards ICU physician readiness to the care for this particular type of patients, possibly in dedicated ICUs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Figueiredo, Antonio& Romero-Bermejo, Francisco& Perdigoto, Rui& Marcelino, Paulo. 2012. The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis : Appointments for Critical Care. Critical Care Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479803
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Figueiredo, Antonio…[et al.]. The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis : Appointments for Critical Care. Critical Care Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479803
American Medical Association (AMA)
Figueiredo, Antonio& Romero-Bermejo, Francisco& Perdigoto, Rui& Marcelino, Paulo. The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis : Appointments for Critical Care. Critical Care Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479803
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479803