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. 2023 Aug 3;30(6):471-473.
doi: 10.1159/000530836. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Remains a Minor Indication for Liver Transplant in Portugal

Filipe S Cardoso  1 , Rui Perdigoto  1 , Jorge Lamelas  1 , João S Coelho  1 , Hugo Pinto Marques  1 , Luís Bagulho  1
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Remains a Minor Indication for Liver Transplant in Portugal

Filipe S Cardoso et al. GE Port J Gastroenterol. .
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Keywords: Cirrhosis; Liver failure; Transplantation.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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ACLF among other indications for LT.
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Survival analysis for all patients stratified by LT status.
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