Liver failure does not necessarily require a liver transplant, but it is recommended to be able to undergo liver transplantation at the appropriate time, which is the primary treatment for patients with advanced hepatitis and can improve their survival rate.
Before choosing to have a liver transplant, patients with liver failure are treated on the basis of comprehensive medical therapy such as symptomatic treatment and antiviral therapy. Immune control can be given in the early stage, while prevention of complications and immunomodulation should be the main focus in the middle and late stages, while artificial liver support system therapy can be applied for adjuvant treatment. In the middle and late stages of liver failure when medical treatment and artificial liver support system therapy are not effective, timely liver transplantation is recommended.
However, liver transplantation is not recommended in cases where the patient is older than 65 years old, has a systemic infection that is difficult to control, or a malignancy that is difficult to eradicate, or is unable to abstain from alcohol or drug abuse, or has a combination of serious organic lesions of other vital organs, or a mental illness that is difficult to control.