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Liver failure

Date: April 2007

Definition:

A definite diagnosis, by a Consultant Physician, of irreversible end stage liver failure due to cirrhosis resulting in all of the following:

  • permanent jaundice;
  • ascites; and
  • encephalopathy.

For the above definition, the following is not covered:

  • liver failure secondary to alcohol or drug abuse.

 

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