Elevated bilirubin can be seen in cirrhosis, hepatitis and other diseases, if not standardized treatment leads to long-term elevation of bilirubin may cause serious damage to liver function or even liver failure. Bilirubin is an important indicator to reflect the function of the liver, when the patient has liver disease, bilirubin will be elevated, which can be seen in cirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma and other diseases, most of the diseases can be controlled after standardized treatment of the progression of the disease, once the disease can be controlled, the bilirubin will be reduced to a certain extent, this kind of situation will not have a serious impact on the liver. However, for some serious diseases and irregular treatment or long-term use of hepatotoxic drugs will exacerbate the existing liver disease, making bilirubin at a high level for a long time, causing serious damage to liver function, and even inducing liver failure. Patients with elevated bilirubin are advised to go to the hospital and ask the doctor to make a judgment.