Liver Failure, Unknown Etiology
Conditions
Keywords
liver failure, etiology, liver transplantation
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the outcome and to determine predictive factors of patients admitted in a context of acute liver failure without identified cause.
Detailed description
Methodology: Multicentric French national cohort with prospective collection of data and constitution of biobank, in patients hospitalized in a context of acute liver failure without known cause at admission. Follow-up during 3 months for each patients. The primary objective is to determine predictive factors of early mortality. This study is an observational cohort and patients will received standard care during the follow-up.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Acute liver failure defined by a PT\<50% or INR\>1.5; * with or without hepatic encephalopathy; * without cause identified at admission, and non A non B hepatitis; * age\>18 year old; * signed an informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* chronic liver disease; * Patient under guardianship
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mortality | At 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Liver transplantation rate | At 3 months |
| Overall survival rate | At 3 months |
| post-transplant mortality rate | At 3 months |
Countries
France