Table 1 Etiology of precipitating events
Precipitating events | Frequency |
|---|---|
Hepatotropic viral insult(N = 82) |  |
 HBV reactivation, no (%) | 81 (39.9) |
 Withdrawal of antiviral drugs | 57 (28.1) |
 Due to immunosuppressive/chemotherapeutic drugs (5.9%), or viral mutations, chemotherapeutic drugs | 12 (5.9) |
 Viral mutations | 12 (5.9) |
 Super-infection with HAV, no (%) | 1 (0.5) |
Non-virus insult (N = 121) | |
 Bacterial infection, no (%) | 60 (29.6) |
 Drug insult, no (%) | 21 (10.3) |
 Active alcohol drinking, no (%) | 21 (10.3) |
 Overwork, no (%) | 16 (7.9) |
 Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, no (%) | 2 (1.0) |
 Surgery, no (%) | 1 (0.5) |