… chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an increasingly recognised entity encompassing an acute
deterioration of liver … a precipitating event and results in the failure of one or more organs and …

… Cirrhosis and chronic liver fail- ure together were the 12th … liver failure.This article, part I
of a two-part series, outlines the diagnosis and evaluation of cirrhosis and chronic liver failure (…

… chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterised by acute decompensation of chronic
liver … Alcohol and chronic viral hepatitis are the most common underlying liver diseases. Up …

… function in an individual with pre-existing chronic liver … , the Chronic Liver Failure Consortium
(CLIF-C) organ failure … patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Disease can be reversed …

… on-Chronic Liver Failure Acute decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease is called
acute-on-chronic liver failure. … hepatic injury precipitates liver dysfunction and extrahepatic …

… Liver failure can present as acute liver failure (ALF; in the absence of any pre-existing
liver disease), acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF; in the presence of chronic liver disease (CLD) …

… of liver failure involves supportive therapy for the end-organs with the hope that the liver
function … Because liver failure, whether of the acute or acute-on-chronic variety, is potentially …

… or undiagnosed chronic liver disease Liver failure Reactivation of hepatitis B, superinfection
with hepatitis E Underlying liver disease: hepatitis B, alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatotoxic drugs …

… The main positive criteria are: prior diagnosis of chronic liver disease (cirrhotic or non-… direct
effect on the liver; and acute hepatic insult that causes acute liver failure. The main negative …

… of acute liver failure, acute-on-chronic liver failure, and decompensated liver cirrhosis. The …
who were revealed to have organ failure (defined by the chronic liver failure-sequential organ …