Profile and outcome of first 109 cases of paediatric acute liver failure at a specialized paediatric liver unit in India.
Seema AlamRajeev KhannaVikrant SoodBikrant B LalDinesh RawatPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)
Viral infections, indeterminate and drug-induced liver injury-related paediatric acute liver failure usually present in older children with higher international normalized ratio and alanine transaminases. Jaundice to encephalopathy interval >7 days and paediatric/model for end stage liver disease score >24 at 72 hours are associated with poor outcome.