11.   They said they were looking at complete liver failure, and swelling of the brain.

12.   Without a liver transplant those with liver failure will die.

13.   Twenty five patients with acute liver failure were measured for hepatic venous pressure gradient as an index of portal pressure during the course of a transjugular liver biopsy.

14.   Fulminant hepatic failure is a syndrome characterised by short term development of signs of advanced liver failure leading to hepatic encephalopathy in the absence of previous liver disease.

15.   The aetiology of liver failure was assessed by clinical history, and by serologic markers of hepatitis B, hepatitis delta, and hepatitis A.

16.   The aetiology of acute liver failure was viral hepatitis in all but one patients.

17.   It has been shown that the development of ascites is also common in acute liver failure, and has been related to the presence of severe portal hypertension.

18.   The site of increased resistance in patients with acute liver failure has not been clearly established.

19.   This may indicate that other factors also play an important role in increasing hepatic venous pressure gradient in acute liver failure.

20.   The present study also shows a high prevalence of ascites in patients with acute liver failure.