Acute on Chronic Liver Failure-In-Hospital Predictors of Mortality in ICU.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We studied in-hospital predictors of mortality of acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in Indian patients.

Methods

Patients admitted to the intensive care unit of our institute fulfilling the definition of ACLF based on the Asia-Pacific Association for Study of Liver Disease (APASL) consensus were included. Complete history and medical evaluation to assess the etiology of underlying liver cirrhosis and to identify the acute precipitating insult of worsening liver function was done. Data was prospectively recorded and various scoring systems and individual clinical and laboratory parameters were assessed to identify predictors of 28 days mortality.

Results

64 out of 240 patients screened for ACLF were analyszed in the study. Median age was 44 years and 53% were m

SUBMITTER: Kulkarni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992306 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature