Ajay K Patwa, Khushboo Yadav, Virendra Atam, Kauser Usman, Satyendra K Sonkar, Shyam C Chaudhary, Vivek Kumar, Kamal K Sawlani, Kamlesh K Gupta, Munna L Patel, Dandu H Reddy, Harish Gupta, Medhavi Gautam, Satish Kumar, Amit Kumar, Ambuj Yadav, Deepak Bhagchandani, Mahak Lamba, Abhishek Singh, Ajay K Mishra
BACKGROUND: Commonly used prognostic scores for acute on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) have complex calculations. We tried to compare the simple counting of numbers and types of organ dysfunction to these scores, to predict mortality in ACLF patients. METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, ACLF patients diagnosed on the basis of Asia Pacific Association for Study of the Liver (APASL) definition were included. Severity scores were calculated. Prognostic factors for outcome were analysed...
2024: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology