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'''Acute liver failure''' is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (such as [[jaundice]]), and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage (loss of function of 80-90% of liver cells). The complications are [[hepatic encephalopathy]] and impaired [[protein synthesis]] (as measured by the levels of [[serum albumin]] and the [[prothrombin time]] in the blood). | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (such as jaundice), and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage (loss of function of 80-90% of liver cells). The complications are hepatic encephalopathy and impaired protein synthesis (as measured by the levels of serum albumin and the prothrombin time in the blood).