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
...agnosis...
...mendations of the AGA Clinical Guidelin...
In patients presenting with ALF, the A...
...enting with ALF, the AGA suggests tes...
...competent patients presenting with ALF, th...
...nt women presenting with ALF, the AGA su...
...n patients presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests...
...ts presenting with ALF, the AGA su...
...resenting with ALF, the AGA suggests autoantib...
Treatment
...atment
...of Recommendations of the AGA Clinical Guid...
...n patients presenting with ALF, the...
...tients presenting with ALF, the AGA...
...presenting with acetaminophen-asso...
...ents presenting with non–acetaminophen-associ...