Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and serious complication of both chronic liver
disease and acute liver failure. HE manifests as a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric …

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is commonly used to provide renal support
for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, particularly patients who are …

The term acute liver failure (ALF) is frequently applied as a generic expression to describe
patients presenting with or developing an acute episode of liver dysfunction. In the context of …

Background Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a relatively rare but feared complication
following liver surgery, and associated with high morbidity, mortality and cost implications …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a distinct clinical entity and differs from acute liver
failure and decompensated cirrhosis in timing, presence of acute precipitant, course of …

Abbreviated pathogenesis and clinical course of the acute liver failure syndrome. The
pathogenesis and clinical course of the syndrome of acute liver failure (ALF) differs …

Over the last three decades acute liver failure (ALF) has been transformed from a rare and
poorly understood condition with a near universally fatal outcome, to one with a well …

Hyperammonemia has been associated with intracranial hypertension and mortality in
patients with acute liver failure (ALF). We evaluated the effect of renal replacement therapy …

Acute liver failure (ALF) describes a clinical syndrome of rapid hepatocyte injury leading to
liver failure manifested by coagulopathy and encephalopathy in the absence of pre-existing …

Abstract The French Intensive Care Society organized its yearly Paris International
Conference in intensive care on June 18–19, 2015. The main purpose of this meeting is to …