Acute Liver Failure (ALF) Observational Study: a multicenter group to study ALF (IRB 1997-476)

The aim of this study is to gather prospective demographic and clinical data on ALF patients with varying etiologies. Blood samples, clinical data, and survival will be obtained x 7 days.

• Between 18 and 70 years of age
• Hepatic illness or jaundice ≤ 26 weeks
• Encephalopathy
• Coagulopathy (INR ≥ 1.5)

• None

Please contact Suzanne Welch at (734) 936-4886 or swelc@umich.edu or pager 4742 or contact Robert Fontana rfontana@umich.edu or pager 4820 for referrals or questions.