Intended for use by physicians, the recommendations in this document suggest preferred
approaches to the diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive aspects of care. They are intended …

The present version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Position Paper represents a thorough overhaul from the previous version of 2005. In …

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare, acute, potentially reversible condition resulting in severe
liver impairment and rapid clinical deterioration in patients without preexisting liver disease …

Acute liver failure is a remarkably rare syndrome, the result of rapid hepatocyte injury
occurring over days or a few weeks, and encompassing multiple etiologies, but all with a …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which was described relatively recently (2013), is a
severe form of acutely decompensated cirrhosis characterised by the existence of organ …

In patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver disease, acute-on-chronic liver failure is emerging
as a major cause of mortality. These guidelines indicate the preferred approach to the …

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a severe condition secondary to a myriad of causes associated
with poor outcomes. The prompt diagnosis and identification of the aetiology allow the …

Abbreviated pathogenesis and clinical course of the acute liver failure syndrome. The
pathogenesis and clinical course of the syndrome of acute liver failure (ALF) differs …

The clinical stages of cirrhosis have traditionally been divided into a compensated phase
with no complications and a decompensated phase that manifests with complications of …

Background Acute liver failure (ALF) is a clinical syndrome with very high mortality estimates
ranging between 60% and 80%. Aim To investigate the explicitness and extent of variability …