Open AccessLiver Transplantation in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Considerations for a Systematic Approach to Decision Making
Author(s) -
Michael Heise,
Nina Weiler,
Sonja Iken,
Martin-Walter Welker,
Stefan Zeuzem,
Wolf O. Bechstein,
Andreas A. Schnitzbauer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000492137
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , liver transplantation , liver failure , transplantation , chronic liver disease , liver disease , surgery , cirrhosis
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a complex disease with deteriorating liver and kidney function and associated organ failure in patients with chronic liver disease.