Impact of acute-on-chronic liver failure on post-transplant survival and on kidney outcomes

Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) on patients’ 1-year post-liver transplant (LT) survival. In addition, we evaluated the effect of ACLF on the development of post-LT chronic kidney disease (CKD) and early allograft dysfunction (EAD). Patients and methods A retrospective cohort of patients who underwent transplantation from 2010 to 2016 was studied. EASL-CLIF’s definition of ACLF was used. The...