Factors that predict mortality in children with Wilson disease associated acute liver failure and comparison of Wilson disease specific prognostic indices
| Autor: | Keyur A. Sheth, CK Adarsh, Mallikarjun Patil, Harshad Devarbhavi, Ravi Kiran, Rajvir Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Creatinine Pediatrics Hepatology Receiver operating characteristic Bilirubin Proportional hazards model business.industry Hazard ratio Encephalopathy Gastroenterology Disease medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound Liver disease chemistry Internal medicine medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 29:380-386 |
| ISSN: | 0815-9319 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jgh.12356 |
| Popis: | Background and Aims Wilson disease (WD) associated acute liver failure (ALF) affects children more than adults. The predictors of mortality and outcome in patients without encephalopathy are not clear. We investigated the ability of prognostic factors and various models including model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) to predict mortality among children with WD and ALF. Methods We analyzed the admission characteristics in 61 children |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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