title: [Acute liver failure].
abstract: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare condition with fatal outcome. Characteristic is rapid onset of liver damage without preexisting liver diseases, including hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy. Early and correct diagnosis is essential for further management of patients, since diagnosis impacts therapy choice. Survival of patients with ALF has improved dramatically due to advances in critical care medicine and the use of liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland. k.rutter@uke.de.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horvatits
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drolz
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roedl
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siedler
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kluge
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation
keywords: ALF; Acute liver failure; Critical care medicine