Hemostasis in acute liver and kidney failure: nothing is as it seems Massimo Girardis, Marco Marietta Kidney International Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 22-24 (July 2013) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.121 Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The balance of hemostasis in patients with acute liver failure (upper panel) is in a delicate and unstable equilibrium between the thrombotic and hemorrhagic tendencies. The association of kidney failure (lower panel) alters the equilibrium toward a more prothrombotic pattern. FVIII, factor VIII; NO, nitric oxide; VWF, von Willebrand factor. Kidney International 2013 84, 22-24DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.121) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions