ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of liver
DB91 — Acute or subacute hepatic failure
ICD-11 DB91 — Acute or subacute hepatic failure
Acute and subacute liver failure is characterised by onset of coagulopathy and/or hepatic encephalopathy within 8 weeks of onset of symptoms in a patient without previously known liver diseases.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 10 items.
- Chronic viral hepatitis (1E51)
- Alcoholic hepatitis (DB94.1)
- Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with hepatic encephalopathy (DB94.3)
- Hepatic failure complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (JA00-JA0Z)
- Icterus of fetus and newborn (KA87)
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy (DB92)
- Chronic hepatic failure due to portosystemic shunt (DB98)
- Drug-induced or toxic liver disease (DB95)
- Hepatic encephalopathy (DB97)
- Liver disorders in pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (JA65.0)
Diagnosis with code DB91 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses: