Diabetes is associated with poor short-term prognosis in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

Associations between the disturbances in glucose homeostasis and prognosis in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) remain unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the clinical characteristics of disturbances in glucose homeostasis and their associations with 90-day mortality in patients with HBV-related ACLF.Ninety-six patients with HBV-related ACLF without pre-existing diabetes were...