Acute or subacute hepatic failure

Description

Acute and subacute liver failure is characterised by onset of coagulopathy and/or hepatic encephalopathy within 8 weeks of onset of symptoms.

Excludes

• 1E51 – Chronic viral hepatitis
• DB92 – Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy
• DB94.1 – Alcoholic hepatitis
• DB94.3 – Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with hepatic encephalopathy
• DB95 – Drug-induced or toxic liver disease
• DB97 – Hepatic encephalopathy
• DB98.Y – Chronic hepatic failure due to portosystemic shunt
• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/877352786 – Hepatic failure complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy
• JA65.0 – Liver disorders in pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
• KA87 – Icterus of fetus and newborn
• NE84 – Liver transplant failure

Exclusions from above levels

• ME10.1 – Unspecified jaundice
• 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
• 02 – Neoplasms