Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN 2022

Guidelines for management of pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) were recently published by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). We, herein, update the readers about the diagnosis and management of PALF with emphasis on the changes in assessment and staging of hepatic encephalopathy, administration and goals of supportive therapy, frequency of monitoring, and management of complications.