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Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver
Treatment depends on the cause. Low blood pressure and blood clots must be properly treated.
Patients generally recover if the illness causing hepatic ischemia can be treated. Death from liver failure due to hepatic ischemia is very rare.
Liver failure is a rare but life-threatening complication.
See your health care provider right away if you have persistent weakness or symptoms of shock or dehydration.
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