Open Medicine (Jul 2020)

Clinical prediction for outcomes of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure associated with HBV infection: A new model establishment

  • Fan Wenhan,
  • Liao Wei,
  • Luo Yiping,
  • You Benming,
  • Yu Jiao,
  • Li Chengzhong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2020-0207
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 714 – 722

Abstract

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The acute-on-chronic liver failure associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV-ACLF) was a type of clinical syndrome with rapid deterioration of liver function. It was characterized by short-term elevated bilirubin, ascites, prolonged clotting time, hepatic encephalopathy, organ failures, and high short-term mortality. It was important to predict and evaluate the disease early. This study intended to comprehensively analyze the prognostic factors of patients with ACLF associated with HBV DNA infection through clinical manifestations and laboratory tests, and to establish a corresponding prediction and evaluation model for further clinical guidance.

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