Continuous renal replacement therapy and transplant-free survival in acute liver failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Continuous renal replacement therapy and transplant-free survival in acute liver failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Acute liver failure is a rare syndrome with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in absence of transplantation as a rescue therapy. An important mechanism contributing to mortality is hyperammonemia which drives cerebral edema and raised intracranial pressure. Multip...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. Robinson, C. J. Karvellas, Joanna C. Dionne, Robin Featherstone, Meghan Sebastianski, Ben Vandermeer, Oleksa G. Rewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Acute liver failure
CCRT
Hyperammonemia
Transplant-free survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-020-01405-7

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