The present version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Position Paper represents a thorough overhaul from the previous version of 2005. In …

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare condition in which rapid deterioration of liver function
results in altered mentation and coagulopathy in previously normal individuals. US …

Background Acute treatment of cerebral edema and elevated intracranial pressure is a
common issue in patients with neurological injury. Practical recommendations regarding …

✓ The traditional practice of elevating the head in order to lower intracranial pressure (ICP)
in head-injured patients has been challenged in recent years. Some investigators argue that …

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a dramatic, highly unpredictable clinical syndrome defined by the
sudden onset of coagulopathy and encephalopathy. Acetaminophen overdose, the leading …

Abstract The German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI)
commissioneda revision of the S2 guidelines on “positioning therapy for prophylaxis or …

✓ Previous investigations have suggested that intracranial pressure waves may be induced
by reduction of cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). Since pressure waves were noted to be …

Intended for use by physicians, the recommendations in this document suggest preferred
approaches to the diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive aspects of care. They are intended …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the
effects of body position in patients with large supratentorial stroke. Methods—We performed …

OBJECTIVE Severely head-injured patients have traditionally been maintained in the head-
up position to ameliorate the effects of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). However, it has …