TABLE 4.
DILI scale. Adapted from Fontana et al. (2009) and Aithal et al. (2011).
| Drug-induced liver injury network (DILIN) scale (Fontana et al., 2009) | DILI scale from the consensus of the international DILI expert working group (Aithal et al., 2011) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mild | Elevation in ALT and/or ALP levels, but total serum bilirubin <2.5 mg/dl and INR<1.5 | Elevated ALT/ALP concentration reaching criteria for DILI but bilirubin concentration <2× ULN |
| 2 | Moderate | Elevation in ALT and/or ALP levels, and serum bilirubin ≥2.5 mg/dl or INR ≥ 1.5 | Elevated ALT/ALP concentration reaching criteria for DILI and bilirubin concentration ≥2× ULN, or symptomatic hepatitis |
| 3 | Moderate–severe | Elevation in ALT, ALP, bilirubin, and/or INR levels, and the patient is hospitalized or an ongoing hospitalization is prolonged because of DILI. | |
| 4 | Severe | Elevation in ALT and/or ALP levels, total serum bilirubin is 2.5 mg/dl or greater, and there is at least one of the following: | Elevated ALT/ALP concentration reaching criteria for DILI, bilirubin concentration ≥2× ULN, and one of the following: |
| 1) Hepatic failure (INR ≥1.5, ascites, or encephalopathy); | INR ≥1.5 | ||
| 2) Other organ failure believed to be due to DILI event | Ascites and/or encephalopathy, disease duration <26 weeks, and absence of underlying cirrhosis | ||
| Other organ failure considered to be due to DILI | |||
| 5 | Fatal | Patient dies or undergoes liver transplantation because of DILI event | Death or transplantation due to DILI |