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Semin Liver Dis 1996; 16(4): 427-433
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007255
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© 1996 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

The American Experience with Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure

Timothy M. McCashland, Byers W. Shaw Jr. , Elizabeth Tape
  • Departments of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Surgery, Section of Liver Transplantation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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17 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Liver transplantation has become the major therapy for acute liver failure (ALF) in the United States. Survival rates range from 46% to 89%. Appropriate patient selection, timely referral, and management of common complications have improved survival. Donor organ shortage may prompt further use of extracorporeal support systems and auxiliary transplantation in the future. This article reviews the American experience of liver transplantation in patients with ALF.

KEY WORDS

fulminant - hepatic failure - transplantation