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Otro índice pronóstico es PELD (pediatric end-stage
liver disease) score.
Para calcular ver link:
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/MeldPeldCalculator.asp?index=
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Es muy importante definir que niños requerirán
Trasplante hepático ya que implica riesgo
quirúrgico e inmunosupresión permanente.
1.-
Squires R. Acute Liver Failure in Children. Semin Liver Dis
2008;28(2):153-66.
2.-
Godbole G, Shanmugam N, Dhawan A, Verma A. Infectious Complications in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
2011;53(3):320-25.
3.-
Sundaram S, Alonso E, Narkewicz M, Zhang S, Squires R, Characterization and Outcomes of Young Infants with Acute Liver Failure. J Pediatr
2011;159:813-8.
4.-
Al-Sinani S, Al-Rawas A, Dhawan A. Mercury as a cause of fulminant hepatic failure in a child: Case report and literature review. Clin Res Hepatol
Gastroenterol.
2011;35(8-9):580-2.
5.-
Sanchez M, and D’Agostino D. Pediatric End-stage Liver Disease Score in Acute Liver Failure to Assess Poor Prognosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
2012; 54: 193-96.
6.-
Squires R, Dhawan A, Alonso E. Intravenous N-acetylcysteine in Pediatric Patients With Nonacetaminophen Acute Liver Failure: A Placebo-Controlled Clinical
Trial. Hepatology
2013; 57:1542-1549.
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