Is obesity a risk factor for the development of acute on chronic liver failure in patients with decompensated cirrhosis?
We read with great interest the article by Dr. Sundaram et al.[1] Using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, this large sample-size retrospective study identified that Class III obesity is an independent risk factor for the development of acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (HR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.09-1.41, P
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jiong-Jie Yu, Ju-Dong Li, Xin-Fei Xu, Feng Shen, Tian Yang Source Type: research
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