Increased liver stiffness denotes hepatic dysfunction and mortality risk in critically ill non-cirrhotic patients at a medical ICU

INTRODUCTION: Hepatic dysfunction is a common finding in critically ill patients on the ICU and directly influences survival. Liver stiffness can be measured by the novel method of transient elastography (fibroscan) and is closely associated with hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disea...

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Autores principales: Koch, Alexander, Horn, Andreas, Dückers, Hanna, Yagmur, Eray, Sanson, Edouard, Bruensing, Jan, Buendgens, Lukas, Voigt, Sebastian, Trautwein, Christian, Tacke, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22082207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10543

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22082207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10543

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