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Title: Liver transplantation rapidly stops cerebral ammonia uptake in fulminant hepatic failure.
Austin Authors: Glassford, Neil J;Farley, K J;Warrillow, Stephen J ;Bellomo, Rinaldo 
Affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2011
Publication information: Critical Care and Resuscitation; 13(2): 113-8
Abstract: This report describes the effect of liver transplantation on transcerebral ammonia uptake in a case of fulminant hepatic failure. A young woman with fulminant hepatic failure and coma received monitoring of transcerebral ammonia uptake before and after orthotopic liver transplantation. Before liver transplantation, median transcerebral ammonia uptake was 8 µmol/L. After liver transplantation, ammonia uptake decreased to 0 µmol/L. Fulminant hepatic failure is associated with transcerebral ammonia uptake, which is fully and rapidly corrected by liver transplantation.
Gov't Doc #: 21627580
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11277
Journal: Critical Care and Resuscitation
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21627580
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Adult
Ammonia.metabolism
Brain.metabolism
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hepatic Encephalopathy.etiology.metabolism.surgery
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute.complications.metabolism.surgery
Liver Transplantation.methods
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