K72.0Dagger codeAsterisk code

Acute and subacute hepatic failure

Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

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GuidelinesLiver Failure, AcuteDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: K72.0/K72.9 DESCRIPTION Acute liver failure refers to the development of severe acute liver injury with encephalopathy and impaired synthetic function (INR of ≥1.5) in a patient without cirrhosis or pre-existing liver disease. There are many causes, but the commonest are viral hepatitis, alcohol, drug-induced liver injury
GuidelinesLiver Failure, AcuteDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: K72.0 DESCRIPTION Acute liver failure is a devastating clinical syndrome which has a high mortality. It results from massive necrosis of liver cells leading to the development of hepatic encephalopathy. The clinical appearance can be deceptive and it is easy to underestimate how critical