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ArticleGE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology2018

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Portuguese Single-Center Reference Review.

Miguel Verdelho, Rui Perdigoto, João Machado, Élia Mateus, Paulo Marcelino, Rui Pereira, Philip Fortuna, Luís Bagulho, Luís Bento, Francisco Ribeiro and 3 more

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Article in GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Miguel VerdelhoDepartment of Nephrology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rui PerdigotoDepartment of Transplantation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
João MachadoDepartment of Transplantation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Élia MateusDepartment of Transplantation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paulo MarcelinoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rui PereiraIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Philip FortunaIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Luís BagulhoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Luís BentoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Francisco RibeiroDepartment of Nephrology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Fernando NolascoDepartment of Nephrology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Américo MartinsDepartment of Transplantation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Eduardo BarrosoDepartment of Transplantation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
Hospital Curry Cabral · PTNHS Blood and Transplant · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by an acute deterioration of a patient with cirrhosis, frequently associated with multi-organ failure and a high short-term mortality rate. We present a retrospective study that aims to characterize the presentation, evolution, and outcome of patients diagnosed with ACLF at our center over the last 3 years, with a comparative analysis between the group of patients that had ACLF precipitated by infectious insults of bacterial origin and the group of those with ACLF triggered by a nonbacterial infectious insult; the incidence of acute kidney injury and its impact on the prognosis of ACLF was also analyzed. Twenty-nine patients were enrolled, the majority of them being male (89.6%), and the mean age was 53 years. Fourteen patients (48.3%) developed ACLF due to a bacterial infectious event, and 9 of them died (64.2%, overall mortality rate 31%); however, no statistical significance was found (

conclusionsACLF is a heterogeneous syndrome with a variety of precipitant factors and different grades of extrahepatic involvement. Most cases will have some degree of renal dysfunction, with an increased risk of mortality. Hepatic transplant is an efficient form of therapy for this syndrome.

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Acute kidney injuryAcute-on-chronic liver failureHepatic transplantMulti-organ failure

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PMID29457046
PMCPMC5806159
OpenAlexW2748002418

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