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 Guidelines for t...
...senting with ALF, the AGA suggests...
...nts presenting with ALF, the AGA sug...
...mpetent patients presenting with A...
...regnant women presenting with ALF, the AGA s...
...atients presenting with ALF, the AGA s...
...senting with ALF, the AGA suggests a...
...s presenting with ALF, the AGA sugges...
Treatment
...atment...
...ary of Recommendations of the AGA Clinical Gu...
...s presenting with ALF, the AGA suggests against th...
...senting with ALF, the AGA recommends that...
...patients presenting with acetaminophen-associa...
...nts presenting with non–acetamin...