Acute on chronic liver failure: A South Australian experience.

alcohol use disorder hepatic encephalopathy liver failure organ failure

Journal

JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
ISSN: 2397-9070
Titre abrégé: JGH Open
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101730833

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 18 11 2022
revised: 21 04 2023
accepted: 08 09 2023
medline: 1 11 2023
pubmed: 1 11 2023
entrez: 1 11 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical syndrome described in patients with acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis, characterized by organ failures and high mortality. Intensive management, including liver transplantation (LT), has been shown to improve survival. To address the limited Australian data on ACLF, we describe the prevalence, clinical profile, and outcome of ACLF in an Australian cohort of hospitalized patients. A retrospective review of hepatology admissions in a tertiary hospital from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 identified AD and ACLF cohorts, as defined by the European Association for Study of the Liver definition. Patient characteristics, clinical course, survival at 28- and 90-day survival, and feasibility of LT were analyzed. Among the 192 admissions with AD, 74 admissions (39%) met ACLF criteria. A prior diagnosis of alcohol-related cirrhosis was highly prevalent in both cohorts. Grade-1 ACLF was the most frequent (60%), with renal failure being the commonest organ failure; 28-day (23% ACLF was common in our cohort of cirrhosis with AD and was associated with high mortality. AUD despite prior cirrhosis diagnosis was a barrier to LT. Prioritization of ACLF patients for LT after addressing AUD and relaxation of the 6-month abstinence rule may improve ACLF survival and should be addressed in prospective studies.

Sections du résumé

Background and Aim UNASSIGNED
Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical syndrome described in patients with acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis, characterized by organ failures and high mortality. Intensive management, including liver transplantation (LT), has been shown to improve survival. To address the limited Australian data on ACLF, we describe the prevalence, clinical profile, and outcome of ACLF in an Australian cohort of hospitalized patients.
Methods UNASSIGNED
A retrospective review of hepatology admissions in a tertiary hospital from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 identified AD and ACLF cohorts, as defined by the European Association for Study of the Liver definition. Patient characteristics, clinical course, survival at 28- and 90-day survival, and feasibility of LT were analyzed.
Results UNASSIGNED
Among the 192 admissions with AD, 74 admissions (39%) met ACLF criteria. A prior diagnosis of alcohol-related cirrhosis was highly prevalent in both cohorts. Grade-1 ACLF was the most frequent (60%), with renal failure being the commonest organ failure; 28-day (23%
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
ACLF was common in our cohort of cirrhosis with AD and was associated with high mortality. AUD despite prior cirrhosis diagnosis was a barrier to LT. Prioritization of ACLF patients for LT after addressing AUD and relaxation of the 6-month abstinence rule may improve ACLF survival and should be addressed in prospective studies.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37908287
doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12974
pii: JGH312974
pmc: PMC10615173
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

717-723

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. JGH Open published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

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Auteurs

Shauna Madigan (S)

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Yasmina Tashkent (Y)

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Sharad Trehan (S)

Department of General Medicine Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Kate Muller (K)

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Alan Wigg (A)

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Richard Woodman (R)

College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

Jeyamani Ramachandran (J)

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Flinders Medical Centre Bedford Park South Australia Australia.
College of Medicine and Public Health Flinders University Bedford Park South Australia Australia.

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