Acute-on-chronic liver failure: A comparison of three different diagnostic criteria

Introduction and aim: Different criteria are applied for the diagnosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Our aim was to compare the performance of different ACLF diagnostic criteria for predicting mortality. Materials and methods: This was a prospective cohort study of adult cirrhotic patien...

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Main Authors: Gabriel S. Leão, Felipe L. Lunardi, Rafael V. Picon, Cristiane V. Tovo, Angelo A. de Mattos, Ângelo Z. de Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119300213