Medical Management of Acute Liver Failure

Bhatt, Heli; Rao, Girish S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96499-7_9

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“…Management of ALF in pediatrics requires a multidisciplinary approach and is directed at establishing the etiology, monitoring, and managing the multisystem complications that usually occur [9]. A high index of suspicion, early referral to a liver transplantation (LT) center, and adequate supportive management remain the cornerstones for the management [10].…”

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Epidemiology of acute liver failure in Egyptian children

Mansour,

Behairy,

Sira

et al. 2024

Egypt Liver Journal

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Background Acute liver failure (ALF) is a serious condition that refers to the development of synthetic function impairment after severe acute liver injury in an individual without pre-existing liver disease. Understanding the epidemiology of ALF in children constitutes a cornerstone in its preventive and treatment plans. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information about its epidemiology in Egypt. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiologic data of ALF in Egyptian children. Patients and methods The medical records of children with ALF aged from 6 months to 18 years who were admitted from 2015 to 2020 were analyzed to identify the patient’s epidemiologic, laboratory, and investigational data together with their outcome. Results The study included 154 patients who fulfilled the definition of ALF were included. Their age ranged from 7 months to 17 years, with a median of 5.8 years. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) was the most commonly identifiable etiology (37.7%). Mortality was the outcome for 73 patients (47.4%). The prognostic factors associated with mortality were elevated international normalized ratio (INR), total bilirubin (TB), creatinine, and ammonia levels at presentation with cutoff values (2.97, 21.15, 0.385, and 212, respectively). Conclusion Hepatitis A virus is the most commonly identified etiology of ALF in Egyptian children. The mortality rate is high, and most of the deaths occurred early in the first 5 days of admission. So, early preparation for liver transplantation is recommended. Higher values of INR, TB, and creatinine above the cutoff levels at presentation may be potential markers for predicting death in affected children.

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