Acute liver failure as the first manifestation of severe traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency

Intensive Care Med. 2006 Feb;32(2):336-337. doi: 10.1007/s00134-005-0026-0. Epub 2006 Jan 24.

Authors

Apostolos Koroneos¹, John Vlachogiannakos², Konstantinos Stamoulis³, Georgios Tassopoulos³, Panagiotis Politis³, Ioannis Floros³, Charis Roussos³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Services, Medical School of Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Street, 10675, Athens, Greece. koroneos@hotmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Street, 10675, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Services, Medical School of Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Street, 10675, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 16432673
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-0026-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute / diagnosis*
Liver Failure, Acute / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*