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Outcome of liver transplantation for drug-induced acute liver failure in the United States: Analysis of the united network for organ sharing database
Liver Transplantation, 06/30/09

Mindikoglu AL et al. - Children who had ALF due to antiepileptics had a substantially higher risk of death after LT in comparison with other drugs. Patients transplanted for acetaminophen-related ALF required dialysis at a significantly higher rate. Being on life support, DIALF due to antiepileptics (at age less than 18), and elevated serum creatinine were independent pretransplant predictors of poor survival after LT for DIALF.

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