Prognostic assessment of mother and infant in live failure during pregnancy

Live failure during pregnancy often evolves critically and carries out high maternal-fetus mortality. Infection of hepatitis B virus and acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) are the most common causes of liver failure during pregnancy in China. Prognosis can be improved with effective evaluation of illness state and timely termination of pregnancy. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system, Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) scoring system of liver function and Swansea criteria can be used to predicting the prognosis of acute-chronic hepatitis B liver failure and AFLP, but it should be further explored in clinical work. Key words: Liver failure; Pregnancy, high-risk; Prognosis