title: Fulminant hepatic failure.
abstract: Fulminant hepatic failure is a devastating complication of viral hepatitis, hepatotoxic exposures, and a variety of other acute liver diseases. Although this syndrome is associated with high mortality, liver transplantation can be life saving. This article discusses the medical management of fulminant hepatic failure and emphasizes complications, determinants of survival, and patient selection for liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lidofsky
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection