Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
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Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. · Jun 2012
Multicenter StudyEtiologies and outcomes of acute liver failure in Germany.
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a severe form of acute liver injury that can progress to multiple organ failure. We investigated causes and outcomes of ALF. ⋯ In Germany, drug toxicity, indeterminate etiology, and viral hepatitis appear to be the major causes of primary ALF, which has high mortality. Patients with ALF are at great risk of progressing to multiple organ failure, but 80% of patients who receive ELT survive until discharge from the hospital.