Predictors for Bacteremia & Mortality in Patient with Acute Liver Failure (ALF)

Purpose: To identify a patient with acute liver failure who is at risk for developing bacteremia based on the predictors reported by Karvellas et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with acute liver failure?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

SIRS score

APACHE II score

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Serum lactate concentration

Maximum grade of hepatic encephalopathy prior to intubation

Current grade of hepatic encephalopathy

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Does the patient have an increased risk for developing bacteremia?

The risk of mortality for this patient is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
- Quick SOFA (qSOFA) Score
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Therapy

Selection
- Using a Short ACTH Stimulation Test to Identify Patients with Septic Shock Who Have Relative Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Dopamine-Resistant Septic Shock
Pharmacogenetics
- Dopamine-Resistant Septic Shock
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation

Monitoring

Disease Progression

Specialty

Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

A49.9 - Bacterial infection, unspecified
R57.2 - Septic shock

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Purpose: To identify a patient with acute liver failure who is at risk for developing bacteremia based on the predictors reported by Karvellas et al.

Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: A49.9, R57.2,

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