Acute Liver Failure – A review of recent publications

Acute liver failure is a severe, often fatal condition of the liver, characterised by severe and widespread liver injury resulting in cellular necrosis, inflammation, and associated loss of liver function. The aim of this blog is to summarise findings from two recent literature reviews on acute liver failure in dogs and cats, and a recent retrospective review of 49 clinical cases of acute liver failure in dogs. Acute liver failure is defined as acute liver injury that is severe enough that it compromises liver functions, including the...read more.