Lactate and number of organ failures predict intensive care unit mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Filipe S Cardoso Juan G AbraldesEric SyJuan J RoncoLuís BagulhoMark J W McPhail Constantine J Karvellas

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)

In patients with ACLF, lactate and number of organ failures on admission to ICU are useful to predict ICU mortality. This early prognostic evaluation may help to better stratify the risk of ICU mortality and thus optimize organ support strategies.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
liver failure
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
emergency department
coronary artery disease
drug induced