Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a distinct clinical entity and differs from acute liver
failure and decompensated cirrhosis in timing, presence of acute precipitant, course of …

Renal failure, a challenging complication of cirrhosis, is one of the most important risk factors
for liver transplantation. In recent years, substantial progress has been made toward …

The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study
of the Liver (APASL) set up in 2004 on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was published …

When and in whom to initiate continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute kidney
injury (AKI) remains a highly controversial topic with large practice variation around the …

Results Four hundred seventy-two subjects were analyzed (341 not listed and 131 listed for
liver transplant). Among nonlisted subjects, 15%(51 of 341) were alive at 6 months after …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure is an acute deterioration of liver function manifesting as
jaundice and coagulopathy with the development of ascites, with a high probability of …

Renal dysfunction occurs in 25% to 50% of patients with cirrhosis admitted to the hospital
with an acute episode of hepatic decompensation and may be due to underlying chronic …

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 …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of liver cirrhosis and is of the utmost
clinical and prognostic relevance. Patients with cirrhosis, especially decompensated …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a distinct syndrome of liver failure in a patient with
chronic liver disease presenting with jaundice, coagulopathy and ascites and/or hepatic …