Etiology, outcome and prognostic indicators of acute liver failure in Asian children.

Ruey Terng NgKee Seang ChewChee Liang ChoongZhi Liang SongJane Kimm Lii TehZhong Ling KoayShin Yee WongChoy Chen KamNorashikin Binti Mohd RanaiWay Seah Lee

Published in: Hepatology international (2022)

Overall survival of PALF remained poor. High peak bilirubin and low GGT predict poor outcome of PALF. LIU score is a good model in predicting outcome of PALF and maybe useful in selecting children for emergency LT.

Keyphrases

liver failure
hepatitis b virus
young adults
public health
emergency department
drug induced