Child–Pugh Versus MELD Score for the Assessment of Prognosis... : Medicine Child–Pugh
Versus MELD Score for the Assessment of Prognosis in Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review …

The definition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) remains contested. In Europe and
North America, the term is generally applied according to the European Association for the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with cirrhosis hospitalized for an acute decompensation
(AD) and organ failure are at risk for imminent death and considered to have acute-on …

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 …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a recently recognized syndrome characterized by
acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis and organ/system failure (s)(organ failure: liver …

Several highly effective, interferon‐free, direct‐acting antiviral (DAA)‐based regimens are
available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Despite impressive …

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most prevalent cause of advanced liver disease in
Europe. However, there has been limited research investment into ALD despite its …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure combines an acute deterioration in liver function in an
individual with pre-existing chronic liver disease and hepatic and extrahepatic organ …

The risk of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients with cirrhosis is high and
incompletely captured by conventional indices. We sought to evaluate the predictive role of …

Lactate levels and lactate clearance are known predictors of outcome in critically ill patients
in the intensive care unit (ICU). The prognostic value of lactate is not well established in liver …