Clinical management of acute liver failure: Results of an international multi-center survey

作     者：Liane Rabinowich Julia Wendon William Bernal Oren Shibolet 

作者机构：Liver UnitDepartment of GastroenterologyTel-Aviv Medical Center and Tel-Aviv University Liver Intensive Therapy UnitInstitute of Liver StudiesKing’s College Hospital 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第22卷第33期

页      面：7595-7603页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1011[医学-护理学（可授医学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Acute liver failure Liver transplantation Intra-cranial pressure Hepatic encephalopathy 

摘      要：AIM To assess the practice of caring for acute liver failure(ALF) patients in varying geographic locations and medical *** Members of the European Acute Liver Failure Consortium completed an 88-item questionnaire detailing management of ALF. Responses from 22 transplantation centers in 11 countries were analyzed,treating between 300 and 500 ALF cases and performing over 100 liver transplants(LT) for ALF annually. The questions pertained to details of the institution and their clinical activity,standards of care,referral and admission,wardbased care versus intensive care unit(ICU) as well as questions regarding liver transplantation- including criteria,limitations,and perceived performance. Clinical data was also collected from 13 centres over a 3 mo period. RESULTS The interval between referral and admission of ALF patients to specialized units was usually less than 24 h and once admitted,treatment was provided by a multidisciplinary team. Principles of care of patients with ALF were similar among centers,particularly in relation to recognition of severity and care of the more critically ill. Centers exhibited similarities in thresholds for ICU admission and management of severe hepatic encephalopathy. Over 80% of centers administered n-acetyl-cysteine to ICU patients for non-paracetamolrelated ALF. There was significant divergence in the use of prophylactic antibiotics and anti-fungals,lactulose,nutritional support and imaging investigations in admitted patients and in the monitoring and treatment of intra-cranial pressure(ICP). ICP monitoring was employed in 12 centers,with the most common indications being papilledema and renal failure. Most patients listed for transplantation underwent surgery within an average waiting time of 1-2 d. Over a period of 3 mo clinical data from 85 ALF patients was collected. Overall patient survival at 90-d was 76%. Thirty six percent of patients underwent emergency LT,with a 90% post transplant survival to hospital disc