Acute liver failure in Scotland: changes in aetiology and outcomes over time (the Scottish Look-Back Study).

Mhairi Claire DonnellyJ S DavidsonK MartinA BairdP C HayesK J Simpson

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2017)

The number of admissions to the SLTU with acute liver failure is decreasing, due to reduced numbers of non paracetamol cases. Outcomes in this condition are improving, due to improvements in intensive care management and use of liver transplantation, and the increase in survival is most marked in patients meeting Kings College Hospital poor prognostic criteria.

Keyphrases

liver failure
hepatitis b virus
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
patient reported