Liver failure Treatment

Early detection, early treatment, Patient with Liver failure may be resumed again, but a considerable number of patients have poor prognosis. Liver failure Treatment should prevent and remove the incentive-induced hepatic coma, the prevention and control of infection and timely treatment of bleeding, to strengthen support for symptomatic therapy.

Treatment for Acute liver failure, fulminant hepatic failure include:

1. etiological treatment:
Hepatitis C virus-induced liver failure, and have HBV, HCV, HDV super-infection, or in the early disease, antiviral drugs are available, such as interferon. Drug-induced liver failure patient, the drugs should be suspended.

2. Immunoregulation:
Do not advocate use of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents. Immunoenhancer can be properly used, such as thymosin, usage: 6 ~ 20mg daily addition of 10% glucose solution 250 ~ 500ml, slow intravenous drip, day 1, 30 days 1 course of treatment, do a skin test before treatment. can also be used fresh plasma.

3. Glucagon - insulin therapy (GI therapy): anti-liver cell necrosis, and promote liver regeneration. Usage for glucagon 1mg, insulin 10U 10% glucose 500ml, the slow intravenous drip, day 1 ~ 2 times, and branched-chain amino acid-based agents in conjunction with, a good effect. generally 2 to 4 weeks for 1 treatment.

4. Liver transplant