A global review reveals persistently high mortality and a shift from viral to alcohol-related causes in acute-on-chronic liver failure Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a life-threatening condition characterized by acute deterioration of liver function in patients with pre-existing chronic liver disease. It is often ...

Major changes in energy metabolism levels in ACLF (acute-on-chronic liver failure) include: (1) High levels of inflammation activate the body’s neurohumoral response axis, regulating the catabolic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 3 months, 28% of waitlisted patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure grades 2 and 3 died or were delisted ...

Early determination of prognosis in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is crucial for optimizing treatment options and liver allocation. This study aimed to identify risk factors ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a significant global health concern, accounting for approximately 5% of all disease and injury. In the United States, the prevalence of ALD has increased ...

Acute conditions happen suddenly and usually last less than six months. Chronic conditions last more than six months and are ...

Investigators led by Elisa Pose, MD, PhD, a research fellow in the Liver Unit at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, randomly assigned 237 patients with advanced, mostly ...

One of the persistent themes we confront at SBM is the evolving double-standard in clinical medicine. On the one hand, in ...