临床上预测暴发型肝衰竭的预后很重要,因为这可提供早期抢救和进行肝移植的机会。本文回顾分析英国伦敦肝脏治疗中心1973～1985年间588例确诊暴发型肝衰竭病人的资料。对病人年龄、病因、入院年份、入院时肝性脑病的程度、主要治疗措施、肝性脑病出现前的症状和黄疸期限等临床资料,以及凝血酶 Predicting the prognosis of fulminant hepatic failure clinically is important as it provides early rescue and liver transplant opportunities. This article reviews data from 588 patients with fulminant hepatic failure who were diagnosed with fulminant hepatic failure between 1973 and 1985 at the Liver Therapy Center in London, England. The clinical data such as patient’s age, etiology, year of admission, degree of hepatic encephalopathy on admission, main treatment measures, symptoms before onset of hepatic encephalopathy and jaundice period, as well as thrombin