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:

  1. DB91.0 — Acute or subacute hepatic failure due to hepatitis virus
  2. DB91.1 — Other acute or subacute hepatic failure
  3. DB91.Z — Acute or subacute hepatic failure, unspecified

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