Acute kidney injury and acute-on-chronic liver failure classifications in prognosis assessment of patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis

Conclusions
ACLF stratification is more accurate than AKI stratification in the prediction of short-term mortality in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis.

Source: Gut - September 8, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Angeli, P., Rodriguez, E., Piano, S., Ariza, X., Morando, F., Sola, E., Romano, A., Garcia, E., Pavesi, M., Risso, A., Gerbes, A., Willars, C., Bernardi, M., Arroyo, V., Gines, P., for the CANONIC Study Investigators of the EASL-CLIF Consortium Tags: Hepatology Source Type: research