Bacterial infection-triggered acute-on-chronic liver failure is associated with increased mortality.

Marcus Maximilian MückeTatiana RumyantsevaVictoria T MückeKatharina SchwarzkopfSabrina JoshiVolkhard A J KempfChristoph WelschStefan ZeuzemChristian M Lange

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

This study confirmed the EASL-CLIF-Consortium definition of ACLF as strong predictor of mortality in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis. However, we have observed a remarkably higher mortality in infection-triggered ACLF compared to other precipitating events.

Keyphrases

liver failure
cardiovascular events
hepatitis b virus
risk factors
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
aortic dissection