Hypothermia for fulminant hepatic failur
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Andres Blei
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background: Increased intracranial pressure as a complication of acute liver failure has a mortality of about 90% in patients who do not respond to treatment with mannitol and ultrafiltration. We investigated the safety and efficacy of moderate hypothermia for uncontrolled increase in intracranial p