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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Main Authors: Marwa Lotfi El Sayed, Tarek El Sayed Gouda, E. L. Sayed Abdel Maksood Khalil, Mohammed Mohammed El Sayed Al Arman, Islam Eid Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00061-0