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From: Serum sodium based modification of the MELD does not improve prediction of outcome in acute liver failure

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Etiologies and Outcome of patients with ALF. A) Drug toxicity was the most frequent single cause ALF with acetaminophen intoxication representing 17 cases (16%) in this prospective cohort (n=108). Viral causes were responsible for 22 of all cases with ALF, with HBV infection representing 18 cases. 21 ALF cases were due to miscellaneous causes (Wilson’s disease, Amanita intoxication, Epstein-Barr-Virus-Infection). In 24 cases the underlying etiology remained indeterminate. B) Most patients recovered spontaneously from ALF (SR; n=65), 19 patients died without transplantation and 24 were transplanted.

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