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GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
versão impressa ISSN 2341-4545
Resumo
CARDOSO, Filipe S. et al. Variation in the Care of Acute Liver Failure: A Survey of Intensive Care Professionals. GE Port J Gastroenterol [online]. 2022, vol.29, n.1, pp.22-30. Epub 19-Jul-2022. ISSN 2341-4545. https://doi.org/10.1159/000516672.
Introduction:
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare disease with potentially high mortality. We sought to assess the individual approach to ALF by intensive care unit (ICU) professionals.
Methods:
Cross-sectional survey of ICU professionals. Web-based survey capturing data on respondents’ demographics, characteristics of patients with ALF admitted to ICU, and their management.
Results:
Among 204 participants from 50 countries, 140 (68.6%) worked in Europe, 146 (71.6%) were intensivists, 142 (69.6%) admitted <25 patients with ALF per year, and 166 (81.8%) reported <25% of patients had paracetamol-related ALF. On patients’ outcomes, 126 (75.0%) reported an emergency liver transplantation (ELT) rate <25% and 140 (73.3%) a hospital mortality rate <50%. The approach to ALF in the ICU varied with age, region, level of training, type of hospital, and etiology (prescribing N-acetylcysteine for paracetamol toxicity, triggers for endotracheal intubation, measurement of and strategies for lowering serum ammonia, extracorporeal device deployment, and prophylactic antibiotics).
Conclusions:
The management of patients with ALF by ICU professionals differed substantially concerning the relevant clinical measures taken. Further education and high-quality research are warranted.
Palavras-chave : Hepatitis; Critical care; Outcomes; Survey.