Acute Liver Failure

Overview

Journal AACN Adv Crit Care

Specialties Critical Care
Nursing

Date 2016 Dec 14

PMID 27959298

Citations 33

Authors

Ami Grek

Lisa Arasi

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Abstract

Acute liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, is a rare life-threatening disease that has a high mortality rate and affects many organ systems. Causes of acute liver failure vary-it can be attributed to drugs, viruses, and other uncommon sources. Complications of liver failure can include encephalopathy, cerebral edema, sepsis, renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, and respiratory failure. Fortunately, with advances in critical care medicine and emergent liver transplant, mortality rates have decreased in the past decade. This article reviews acute liver failure, its manifestations in different organ systems, and its treatment.

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