Serum interleukin-6 level predicts the prognosis for patients with alcohol-related acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Serami MurakamiHiroshi AikataTakuro UchidaYosuke SuehiroMaiko NambaYasutoshi FujiiShinsuke UchikawaYuji TeraokaHatsue FujinoAtsushi OnoTakashi NakaharaEisuke MurakamiWataru Masami OkamotoYamauchiTomokazu KawaokaDaiki MikiNelson C HayesMasataka TsugeHiroshi AikataMasahiro OhiraHideki OhdanShiro Oka

Published in: Hepatology international (2023)

Serum IL-6 level and Day-4 MELD were prognostic factors for alcohol-related ACLF. Early liver transplantation is a potential treatment option for patients whose prognosis is expected to be poor.

Keyphrases

liver failure
prognostic factors
hepatitis b virus
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
alcohol consumption
risk assessment
respiratory failure