Timing of glucocorticoid therapy for liver failure / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

There are still controversies over the use of glucocorticoids in the treatment of liver failure,and current guidelines for liver failure recommend that glucocorticoids should be used with great caution.However,some latest studies have shown that the use of glucocorticoid therapy in the early stage of liver failure can bring more benefits to patients.Age,disease progression rate and severity,and complications of liver failure may affect the treatment outcome.Further studies are still needed for the selection of right patients,drugs and dose,and treatment timing.