How can acute-on-chronic liver failure be accurately identified?

Fu-Sheng Wang; Zheng Zhang

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.72

doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.72

How can acute-on-chronic liver failure be accurately identified?

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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology65.10

Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 390 - 391

Published: Apr 23, 2013

Abstract

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a unique clinical entity that causes confusion amongst clinicians because no clear definition or standardized clinical features have been agreed worldwide. A recent comprehensive study provided an evidence-based definition and addressed its clinical features in patients with ACLF who have cirrhosis with acute...