Acute Liver Failure
Publication Date: February 1, 2017
Key Points
Key Points
Acute liver failure (ALF) is rare, but it is a significant clinical problem with high morbidity and mortality.
It is characterized by rapid progression and death.
Liver transplantation, the ultimate treatment strategy, is necessary for some patients and requires significant resources and a lifetime of immunosuppression, yet other patients have had spontaneous resolution and no long-term issues.
It is characterized by rapid progression and death.
Liver transplantation, the ultimate treatment strategy, is necessary for some patients and requires significant resources and a lifetime of immunosuppression, yet other patients have had spontaneous resolution and no long-term issues.
Diagnosis
...Diag...
...Summary of Recommendatio...
...senting with ALF, the AGA suggests against routi...
...senting with ALF, the AGA suggests t...
...nocompetent patients presenting with ALF...
...women presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests test...
...resenting with ALF, the AGA suggests using the ME...
...patients presenting with ALF, the AGA sugges...
...enting with ALF, the AGA suggests autoant...
Treatment
...Treatmen...
...Summary of Recommenda...
...presenting with ALF, the AGA suggest...
...ents presenting with ALF, the AGA recommends that...
...atients presenting with acetaminophen-associated A...
...patients presenting with non–acetaminophen-ass...