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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Comparing Three Profoundly Influential Prognostic Scores in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute-on-Chronic-Liver Failure Admitted to the ICU: Prediction of One-Month Mortality-A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Shih-Hua Lin, Wei-Ting Chen, Ming-Hung Tsai, Wei-Liang Kuo, Sheng-Fu Wang, Yu Liu, Yu-Ting Chiu, Bo-Huan Chen, Chien-Hao Huang, Rong-Nan Chien

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Shih-Hua LinDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Tucheng, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.
Wei-Ting ChenDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Ming-Hung TsaiDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Wei-Liang KuoDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Sheng-Fu WangDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Yu LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Tucheng, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.
Yu-Ting ChiuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Tucheng, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6291-230X
Bo-Huan ChenDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Chien-Hao HuangDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1689-3221
Rong-Nan ChienDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Tucheng, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.

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Abstract

backgroundAcute-on-chronic-liver failure (ACLF) demonstrates high short-term mortality rates and usually requires intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Accurate prognostication of these patients is pivotal for timely referral for liver transplantation. The superiority of CLIF-C ACLF, CLIF-C ACLF lactate, and NACSELD-ACLF scores in Asian patients with ACLF admitted to an ICU remains inconclusive.

aimsTo compare the predictive performance of CLIF-C ACLF, CLIF-C ACLF lactate, and NACSELD-ACLF scores for one-month mortality.

methods276 consecutive cirrhotic patients with ACLF admitted to ICU were enrolled. The prognostic values for one-month mortality were assessed by AUROC analysis.

resultsThe primary cause of cirrhosis in this cohort was alcohol abuse (56.5%). AUROC analysis (95% confidence intervals) demonstrated that CLIF-C ACLF lactate [0.802 (0.747-0.856)] outperformed both CLIF-C ACLF [0.791 (0.733-0.848)] and NACSELD-ACLF [0.673 (0.606-0.740)] in predicting one-month mortality. However, no statistically significant difference was observed between the predictive abilities of CLIF-C ACLF and CLIF-C ACLF lactate.

conclusionsIn critically ill cirrhotic patients with ACLF admitted to the hepatology ICU, CLIF ACLF-lactate outperformed CLIF-C ACLF and NACSELD-ACLF in predicting one-month mortality. Nevertheless, no statistically significant difference was observed between CLIF-C ACLF and CLIF-C ACLF lactate. Larger-scale multi-center prospective studies are warranted to validate these results.

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acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)CLIF ACLF-lactateCLIF-C ACLFNACSELD ACLFspecialized liver intensive care unit

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