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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 1987 Dec;111(6 Pt 2):1039–1045. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(87)80053-7

Table III.

Principal causes of death in 61 children who survived at least 24 hours after hepatic replacement

n %
Infection 22 36
Liver failure 12 20
CNS complications 8 13
Postoperative hemorrhage 7 11
Respiratory distress syndrome 2 3
Myocardial infarction 2 3
Other 8 13