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Acute liver failure (ALF), a term that is equivalent to the now archaic “fulminant hepatic failure,” evolves after a catastrophic insult to the liver and results in the development of the dual characteristics of coagulopathy and encephalopathy within a matter…
ALF is characterized by a sudden insult to the liver with catastrophic consequences, usually in the absence of preexisting liver disease. Coagulopathy and encephalopathy are the twin cardinal features that reflect the severity of liver injury, and both are required…