Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis for predicting acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Fangwan YangYujuan LiuBaimei ZengJun ChuHan HuYanqing YangHuan ChenCaiyun TianYing LiShide Lin

Published in: Hepatology international (2021)

The Lok index has predictive accuracy regarding progression to ACLF in patients with AE and SAE. Different thresholds of liver fibrosis are needed for determining progression to ACLF in patients with different severity of liver injury during acute exacerbation of chronic HBV infection.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
liver failure
liver injury
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
aortic dissection