Outcome of critically ill cirrhotic patients admitted to the ICU: The role of ACLF

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¹ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
² Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
³ Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
⁴ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy. Electronic address: marcosenzolo@hotmail.com.

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Alberto Ferrarese et al. J Hepatol. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;70(4):801-803.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.09.015. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

¹ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
² Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
³ Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
⁴ Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy. Electronic address: marcosenzolo@hotmail.com.

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van der Merwe S, Laleman W, Langouche L, Meersseman P. van der Merwe S, et al. J Hepatol. 2019 Apr;70(4):804-805. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.01.001. Epub 2019 Jan 23. J Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 30685126 No abstract available.

The intensive care unit course and outcome in acute-on-chronic liver failure are comparable to other populations.
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