Clinical profile and outcome among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure admitted in the intensive care unit
Abstract Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) has been recently defined as a clinical form including acute hepatic decompensation and high 28-day mortality. ACLF usually follows a precipitating event on the background of established cirrhosis. ACLF is considered the most frequent indicat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-09-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00061-0 |