"Liver Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017093
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.308.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Obesity does not significantly impact outcomes following simultaneous liver kidney transplantation: review of the UNOS database - a retrospective study. Transpl Int. 2019 02; 32(2):206-217.
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Death and liver transplantation within 2 years of onset of drug-induced liver injury. Hepatology. 2017 10; 66(4):1275-1285.
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Hyperuricemia after orthotopic liver transplantation: divergent associations with progression of renal disease, incident end-stage renal disease, and mortality. BMC Nephrol. 2017 03 27; 18(1):103.
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Postsurgical diaphragmatic herniation: A rare delayed complication of pediatric intraabdominal surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Feb; 51(2):333-5.
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A randomized clinical trial testing the anti-inflammatory effects of preemptive inhaled nitric oxide in human liver transplantation. PLoS One. 2014; 9(2):e86053.
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Safe use of highly steatotic livers by utilizing a donor/recipient clinical algorithm. Clin Transplant. 2013 Sep-Oct; 27(5):732-41.
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Early aspirin therapy may reduce hepatic artery thrombosis in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2013 Jan-Feb; 45(1):330-4.
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A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid-free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Transpl. 2011 Dec; 17(12):1394-403.
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Patients' expectations and success criteria for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2011 Nov; 17(11):1309-17.
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Clinical usefulness of recombinant activated factor VII in patients with liver failure undergoing invasive procedures. Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Nov; 45(11):1433-8.