Liver transplantation for critically ill patients with acute on chronic liver failure: a prospective national programme of waitlist prioritisationResearch in context

• Main Authors: William Bernal (Author), Rhiannon Taylor (Author), Ian A. Rowe (Author), Abhishek Chauhan (Author), Matthew J. Armstrong (Author), Michael E.D. Allison (Author), Gwilym Webb (Author), Tasneem Pirani (Author), Joanna Moore (Author), Laura Burke (Author), Steven Masson (Author), David Cressy (Author), Brian J. Hogan (Author), Rachel Westbrook (Author), Rajiv Jalan (Author), Kenneth J. Simpson (Author), John Isaac (Author), Douglas Thorburn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) complicates chronic liver disease (CLD) combining rapidly progressive hepatic with extra-hepatic multiple organ failure and high short-term mortality. Effective therapeutic options are very limited, and liver transplantation (LT) seldom util...