Epidemiology and outcomes of acute liver failure in Australia

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World Journal of Hepatology

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World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2019; 11(7): 586-595
Published online Jul 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i7.586

Table 1 Drugs and toxins implicated in cases of acute liver failure managed at the Victorian Liver Transplant Unit from 2002-2017

Drug/Toxins	Cases of ALF	Waitlisted for ELT	ELT
Drug/Toxins	(n = 101)	(n = 21)	(n = 13)
Paracetamol	84	11	3
Antibiotics	4	2	2
Amoxicillin/clavulanate (2), clarithromycin, isoniazid	4	2	2
Infliximab	2	2	2
Illicit drugs	4	1	1
LSD, injected buprenorphine, amphetamines, MDMA	4	1	1
NSAIDs	1	1	1
Amanita phalloides	1	1	1
Herbal medicines
Black cohosh herb, kava kava	2	2	2
Other
Moxonidine, fenofibrate, chlorambucil	3	1	1

ALF: Acute liver failure; ELT: Emergency liver transplantation; NSAIDs: Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs; LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide; MDMA: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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Citation: Hey P, Hanrahan TP, Sinclair M, Testro AG, Angus PW, Peterson A, Warrillow S, Bellomo R, Perini MV, Starkey G, Jones RM, Fink M, McClure T, Gow P. Epidemiology and outcomes of acute liver failure in Australia. World J Hepatol 2019; 11(7): 586-595
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v11.i7.586

Hey P, Hanrahan TP, Sinclair M, Testro AG, Angus PW, Peterson A, Warrillow S, Bellomo R, Perini MV, Starkey G, Jones RM, Fink M, McClure T, Gow P. Epidemiology and outcomes of acute liver failure in Australia. World J Hepatol 2019; 11(7): 586-595 [PMID: 31388400 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i7.586]

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